Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
See the work of God: for who shall be able to make straight what he made it crooked?
New American Standard Bible
For who is
King James Version
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Holman Bible
for who can straighten out
what He has made crooked?
International Standard Version
Consider the work of God: Who is able to straighten what he has bent?
A Conservative Version
Consider the work of God. For who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
American Standard Version
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Amplified
Consider the work of God:
Who can make straight what He has bent?
Bible in Basic English
Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?
Darby Translation
Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?
King James 2000
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Consider the work of God. For who is able to make straight what he made crooked?
Modern King James verseion
Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what He has made crooked?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Consider the work of God, how that no man can make the thing straight, which he maketh crooked.
NET Bible
Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?
New Heart English Bible
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
The Emphasized Bible
Consider the work of God, - for who can straighten what he hath bent?
Webster
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
World English Bible
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
Youngs Literal Translation
See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Humans Must Accept God's Will And Make The Best Of It
12 For in the shadow, wisdom; in the shadow, silver: and the excellence of knowledge is wisdom shall preserve alive those possessing it 13 See the work of God: for who shall be able to make straight what he made it crooked? 14 In the day of good, be in good; and in the day of evil, see thou: also God made this over against this, to the end that man shall not find anything after him.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:15
The crooked thing shall not be able to be made straight: and the deficiency shall not be able to be numberd
Job 12:14
Behold, he will pull down and it shall not be built up: he will shut up against man and it shall not be opened.
Isaiah 14:27
For Jehovah of armies counseled and who shall bring to nought? and his hand was stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Job 9:12
Behold, he will catch and who shall turn him? and who shall say to him, What wilt thou do?
Job 11:10
If he shall pass on, and shut up, and gather together, who shall turn him back.
Job 34:29
And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly:
Job 37:14
Give ear to this, O Job: stand and consider the wonders of God.
Psalm 8:3
For I shall see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou didst prepare.
Psalm 107:43
Who the wise and will watch these, and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He made everything beautiful in his time: also he gave hidden time in their heart, so that man shall not find the work which God did from the beginning and even to the end.
Isaiah 5:12
And there was the harp and the lyre, the drum and the pipe, and the wine of their drinking's: but the work of Jehovah they will not look at, and the work of his hands they saw not
Isaiah 43:13
Also from the day I am he, and none delivering from my hand: I will do and who shall turn it back?
Isaiah 46:10-11
Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:
Daniel 4:35
And all the generations of the earth being reckoned as nothing: and doing according to his station in the army of the heavens, and the generations of the earth: and there is none that shall strike upon his hand, and say to him, What didst thou?
Romans 9:15
I will commiserate whomsoever I commiserate, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I have compassion.
Romans 9:19
Thou wilt then say to me, Why does he yet blame For who has withstood his will?
Ephesians 1:11
In whom also we were cast by lot, determined beforehand according to the purpose of him performing all things according to the counsel of his will: