Parallel Verses
Amplified
“You have become harsh and cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.
New American Standard Bible
With the might of Your hand You
King James Version
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
Holman Bible
You harass
International Standard Version
You changed toward me, and now you're cruel to me; with your mighty hand you are persecuting me;
A Conservative Version
Thou have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of thy hand thou persecute me.
American Standard Version
Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.
Bible in Basic English
You have become cruel to me; the strength of your hand is hard on me.
Darby Translation
Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt turn to be cruel to me: with the strength of thy hand thou wilt lie in wait for me.
King James 2000
You have become cruel to me: with your strong hand you oppose yourself against me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You have turned cruel to me; you persecute me with your hand's might.
Modern King James verseion
You changed to be cruel to me; with Your mighty hand You assault me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou art become mine enemy, and with thy violent hand thou takest part against me.
NET Bible
You have become cruel to me; with the strength of your hand you attack me.
New Heart English Bible
You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou art turned to become a cruel one unto me, With the might of thy hand, thou assailest me;
Webster
Thou hast become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
World English Bible
You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 30:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Calls On God For Help
20
“I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me;
I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me.
“You have become harsh and cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.
“You lift me up on the wind and cause me to ride [upon it];
And You toss me about in the tempest and dissolve me in the storm.
Names
Cross References
Job 6:9
“I wish that it would please God to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.
Job 7:20-21
“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You,
O Watcher of mankind?
Why have You set me as a target for You,
So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 10:3
‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,
To despise and reject the work of Your hands,
And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 10:14-17
‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
Job 13:25-28
“Will You cause a windblown leaf to tremble?
Will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble?
Job 16:9-14
“His wrath has torn me and hunted me down,
He has gnashed at me with his teeth;
My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.
Job 19:6-9
Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me
And has closed His net around me.
Job 19:22
“Why do you persecute me as God does?
Why are you not satisfied with my flesh (anguish)?
Job 23:6
“Would He contend against me with His great power?
No, surely He would give attention to me.
Psalm 77:7-9
Will the Lord reject forever?
And will He never be favorable again?
Psalm 89:13
You have a strong arm;
Mighty is Your hand, Your right hand is exalted.
Jeremiah 30:14
‘All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you;
They do not seek and long for you.
For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe,
Because your guilt is great
And your sins are glaring and innumerable.
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,