Parallel Verses
King James Version
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
New American Standard Bible
And
Holman Bible
and take my life in my own hands?
International Standard Version
Why shouldn't I bite my flesh or take my life in my hands?
A Conservative Version
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
American Standard Version
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
Amplified
“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]?
Bible in Basic English
I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
Darby Translation
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Julia Smith Translation
For what shall I lift up my flesh in my teeth, and shall I put my soul in my hand?
King James 2000
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
Modern King James verseion
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore do I bear my flesh in my teeth, and put my soul in my hands?
NET Bible
Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?
New Heart English Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
The Emphasized Bible
In any case, I will take up my flesh in my teeth, and, my life, will I put in my hand:
Webster
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
World English Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Youngs Literal Translation
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand?
Interlinear
Nasa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 13:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Be Quiet While I Speak
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Names
Cross References
Judges 12:3
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Psalm 119:109
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
1 Samuel 19:5
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
1 Samuel 28:21
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
Job 18:4
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Isaiah 9:20
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.