Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
to keep the godless man from reigning or laying a snare for the people."
New American Standard Bible
Nor be snares of the people.
King James Version
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
Holman Bible
or ensnare the people.
A Conservative Version
that the profane man not reign, that there be none to ensnare the people.
American Standard Version
That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.
Amplified
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares for the people.
Darby Translation
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
Julia Smith Translation
From the reigning of the profane man from the people being snared.
King James 2000
That the hypocrite reigns not, lest the people be ensnared.
Lexham Expanded Bible
so that godless human beings should not reign, nor those who ensnare [the] people.
Modern King James verseion
from the reigning of ungodly men, from being snares for the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
From the wickedness and sin of the people, he maketh a hypocrite to reign over them.
NET Bible
so that the godless man should not rule, and not lay snares for the people.
New Heart English Bible
that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
The Emphasized Bible
That impious men may not reign, nor be ensnarers of the people.
Webster
That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
World English Bible
that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
29 "If he remains silent, who will condemn him? If he conceals his face, who can see him? He watches over both nation and individual alike, 30 to keep the godless man from reigning or laying a snare for the people." 31 "Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:28-30
So the king sought some advice and then built two golden calves and announced, "It's too difficult for you to travel to Jerusalem. So here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!"
2 Kings 21:9
But they would not listen. Manasseh led them astray to practice more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed in the presence of the Israelis.
Job 34:21
Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.
Psalm 12:8
The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.
Proverbs 29:2-12
As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, and a single sinner can destroy a lot of good.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is crushed, broken by judgment, because he willingly pursued idols.
Hosea 13:11
I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my fury."
Micah 6:16
You keep Omri's statutes and observe the customs of the house of Ahab. Because you live according to their advice, I'll make you desolate and turn your inhabitants into an object of scorn. Therefore you will bear the shame of my people."
2 Thessalonians 2:4-11
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary of God and himself declares that he is God.
Revelation 13:3-4
One of the beast's heads looked like it had sustained a mortal wound, but its fatal wound was healed. Rapt with amazement, the whole world followed the beast.
Revelation 13:11-14
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it talked like a dragon.