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Amplified
So that light may take hold of the corners of the earth
And shake the wickedness out of it?
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Holman Bible
and shake the wicked out of it?
International Standard Version
where it seizes the edge of the earth and shakes the wicked out of it?
A Conservative Version
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
American Standard Version
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
Bible in Basic English
So that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?
Darby Translation
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Julia Smith Translation
To take hold upon the wings of the earth, and the unjust shall be shaken out of it?
King James 2000
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
to take hold of the earth's skirts so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?
Modern King James verseion
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth; that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the ungodly might be shaken out?
NET Bible
that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
New Heart English Bible
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
The Emphasized Bible
That it might lay hold of the wings of the earth, and the lawless be shaken out of it?
Webster
That it might take hold of the ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
World English Bible
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
Youngs Literal Translation
To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 38:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Interrogates Job
12
“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
So that light may take hold of the corners of the earth
And shake the wickedness out of it?
“The earth is changed like clay into which a seal is pressed;
And the things [of the earth] stand out like a [multi-colored] garment.
Names
Cross References
Job 37:3
“He lets it loose under the whole heaven,
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 104:35
Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Exodus 14:27
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal flow at sunrise; and the Egyptians retreated right into it [being met by the returning water]; so the Lord overthrew the Egyptians and tossed them into the midst of the sea.
Job 24:13-17
“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
Psalm 19:4-6
Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth,
Their words to the end of the world.
In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,
Psalm 104:21-22
The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.
Psalm 139:9-12
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,