Parallel Verses
Amplified
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?
And that You are concerned about him?
New American Standard Bible
And that You
King James Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Holman Bible
and pay so much attention to him?
International Standard Version
"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,
A Conservative Version
What is man, that thou should magnify him, and that thou should set thy mind upon him,
American Standard Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
Bible in Basic English
What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,
Darby Translation
What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?
Julia Smith Translation
What is man that thou wilt magnify him? and that thou wilt set thy heart to him?
King James 2000
What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him},
Modern King James verseion
What is man, that You should magnify him, and that You should set Your heart on him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"What is man, that thou dost magnify him? And that thou settest thy heart upon him?
NET Bible
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
New Heart English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
The Emphasized Bible
What is a mortal, that thou shouldst nurture him? Or that thou shouldst fix upon him thy mind?
Webster
What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?
World English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
Youngs Literal Translation
What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?
Themes
Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
God, Love Of » Irrespective of merit
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Interlinear
Gadal
Leb
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Don'T Forget!
16
“I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?
And that You are concerned about him?
“And that You examine him every morning
And try and test him every moment?
Names
Cross References
Psalm 8:4
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
Psalm 144:3
Lord, what is man that You take notice of him?
Or the son of man that You think of him?
Hebrews 2:6
But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?
1 Samuel 24:14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue [with three thousand men]? A dead dog, a single flea?
Job 7:12
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?
Job 34:14-15
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,