Verse List for JOB 1:21

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OET (OET-RV) saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will leave this life naked. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May Yahweh’s reputation be blessed.”

OET-LV And_he/it _said naked I _came _out[fn] from_the _womb _of my _mother _of_my and_naked I _will _return to_(to)[fn] YHWH he _gave and_YHWH he _has _taken may _it _be the _name _of YHWH blessed.

ULT And he said, “Naked I came from the womb of my mother, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May the name of Yahweh be blessed.”

UST He said, ⇔ “When I was born, I was wearing no clothes. ⇔ When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. ⇔ It is Yahweh who gave me everything that I possessed, ⇔ and it is Yahweh who has taken it all away. ⇔ I find no fault with Yahweh.”

BSB & MSB saying: ⇔ “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, ⇔  and naked I will return. ⇔ The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. ⇔  Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

OEB No OEB JOB book available

CSB saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.

NLT He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The LORD gave me what I had, and the LORD has taken it away. Praise the name of the LORD!”

NIV and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”

CEV and said: "We bring nothing at birth; we take nothing with us at death. The LORD alone gives and takes. Praise the name of the LORD!"

ESV And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

NASB He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

LSB And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.”

WEBBE & WMBB He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the LORD’s name.”

MSG Naked I came from my mother’s womb, naked I’ll return to the womb of the earth. God gives, God takes. God’s name be ever blessed.

NET He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!”

LSV and he says, “I came forth naked from the womb of my mother,
And naked I return there. YHWH has given and YHWH has taken; Let the Name of YHWH be blessed.”

FBV “I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I shall be naked when I leave,” he said. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the Lord's name be honored.”

T4T He said, ⇔ “When I was born, I had no clothes on. ⇔ When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. ⇔ Yahweh gave me everything that I possessed, ⇔ and now he has taken it all away. ⇔ But ◄we should/I will► always praise Yahweh anyway! [MTY]”

LEB Then[fn] he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”

NRSV He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

NKJV And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

NAB He said, “Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I go back there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD!”

BBE With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

Moff crying, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I must return: the Eternal gave, the Eternal has taken--blessed be the Eternal!”

JPS And he said; naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither; the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

ASV and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

DRA And said: Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

YLT and he saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

Drby and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!

RV and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
(and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither/there: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath/has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.)

SLT And he will say, Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I turn back there: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah took; the name of Jehovah shall be blessed.

Wbstr And said, Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

KJB-1769 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
(And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither/there: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath/has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.)

KJB-1611 And said, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the LORD gaue, and the LORD hath taken away, blessed be the Name of the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, & naked shall I turne thyther againe: The Lorde gaue & the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lorde.
(And said: Naked came I out of my mothers womb, and naked shall I turn thither/there again: The Lord gave and the Lord hath/has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.)

Gnva And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.
(And said, Naked came I out of my mothers womb, and naked shall I return thither/there: the Lord hath/has given, and the Lord hath/has taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.)

Cvdl and sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I turne thither agayne. The LORDE gaue, and the LORDE hath taken awaye (the LORDE hath done his pleasure) now blessed be ye name off the LORDE.
(and said: Naked came I out of my mothers womb, and naked shall I turn thither/there again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath/has taken away (the LORD hath/has done his pleasure) now blessed be ye/you_all name off the LORD.)

Wycl and seide, Y yede nakid out of the wombe of my modir, Y schal turne ayen nakid thidur; the Lord yaf, the Lord took awei; as it pleside the Lord, so `it is doon; the name of the Lord be blessid.
(and said, I went naked out of the womb of my mother, I shall turn again naked thither/there; the Lord gave, the Lord took away; as it pleased the Lord, so it is done; the name of the Lord be blessed.)

Luth und sprach: Ich bin nackend von meiner Mutter Leibe kommen, nackend werde ich wieder dahinfahren. Der HErr hat‘s gegeben, der HErr hat‘s genommen; der Name des HErr’s sei gelobt!
(and spoke: I am naked from mine mother body coming, naked become I again drive_there. The LORD has_it given, the/of_the LORD has_it taken; the/of_the Name the LORD’s be praised!)

ClVg et dixit: Nudus egressus sum de utero matris meæ, et nudus revertar illuc. Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit; sicut Domino placuit, ita factum est. Sit nomen Domini benedictum.[fn]
(and he/she_said: Nudus going_out I_am from/about the_womb mother my, and naked I_will_return there/to_that_place. Master he_gave, Master took_away; like Master it_pleased, so/thus done it_is. Let_it_be name Master blessed.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּאמֶר֩ עָרֹ֨ם יָצָ֜אתִי [fn] מִ⁠בֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֗⁠י וְ⁠עָרֹם֙ אָשׁ֣וּב שָׁ֔מָ⁠ה יְהוָ֣ה נָתַ֔ן וַ⁠יהוָ֖ה לָקָ֑ח יְהִ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מְבֹרָֽךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX αὐτὸς γυμνὸς ἐξῆλθον ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου, γυμνὸς καὶ ἀπελεύσομαι ἐκεῖ· ὁ Κύριος ἔδωκεν, ὁ Κύριος ἀφείλατο· ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ ἔδοξεν, οὕτως ἐγένετο· εἴη τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου εὐλογημένον.

BrTr and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.