Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

But now they mock me,
men younger than I am,
whose fathers I would have refused to put
with my sheep dogs.

New American Standard Bible

“But now those younger than I mock me,
Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

King James Version

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

International Standard Version

"But now they mock me; men who are far younger than I, whose fathers I would have hated to entrust with my own sheep dogs.

A Conservative Version

But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

American Standard Version

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Amplified

“But now those younger than I mock and laugh at me,
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.

Bible in Basic English

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

Darby Translation

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Julia Smith Translation

And now the younger than I laughed upon me, which I rejected their fathers to set with the dogs of my flock.

King James 2000

But now they that are younger than I hold me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"But now [those] younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.

Modern King James verseion

But now those younger laugh at me, whose fathers I would have refused to set with the dogs of my flock.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But now, they that are mine inferiors and younger than I, have me in derision; yea even they, whose fathers I would have thought scorn to have set with the dogs of my cattle.

NET Bible

"But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.

New Heart English Bible

"But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.

The Emphasized Bible

But, now, they who are of fewer days than I, have poured derision upon me; whose fathers I refused - to set with the dogs of my flock.

Webster

But now they that are younger than I, have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

World English Bible

"But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.

Youngs Literal Translation

And now, laughed at me, Have the younger in days than I, Whose fathers I have loathed to set With the dogs of my flock.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צעור צעירo 
Tsa`iyr 
Usage: 22

than I have me in derision
שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

מאס 
Ma'ac 
Usage: 76

to have set
שׁית 
Shiyth 
Usage: 83

with the dogs
כּלב 
Keleb 
dog
Usage: 32

References

Easton

Dog

Fausets

Hastings

Dog

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

1 But now they mock me,
men younger than I am,
whose fathers I would have refused to put
with my sheep dogs.
2 What use to me was the strength of their hands?
Their vigor had left them.


Cross References

Job 12:4

I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

2 Kings 2:23

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and harassed him, chanting, “Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!”

Job 19:13-19

He has removed my brothers from me;
my acquaintances have abandoned me.

Job 29:8-10

the young men saw me and withdrew,
while older men stood to their feet.

Psalm 35:15-16

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.

Isaiah 3:5

The people will oppress one another,
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.

Mark 14:65

Then some began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, saying, “Prophesy!” The temple police also took Him and slapped Him.

Mark 15:17-20

They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on Him.

Luke 23:14

and said to them, “You have brought me this man as one who subverts the people. But in fact, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you accuse Him of.

Luke 23:18

Then they all cried out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas to us!”

Luke 23:35

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

Luke 23:39

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

Acts 17:5

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

Titus 1:12

One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

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