Verse List for JOB 22:24

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Elifaz (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Throw your gold onto the dust on the ground, ⇔ ≈ and fine gold onto the stones in the riverbed.

OET-LV And_put on the_dust gold and_among_the_rock[s]_of wadis gold _of _ʼŌfīr.

ULT And set gold in the dust, ⇔  and Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

UST Stop trusting in your wealth. ⇔  It should be as if you are throwing away your gold, ⇔  even the finest gold you have, onto the dirt and rocks.

BSB & MSB and consign your gold to the dust ⇔  and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB Lay your treasure in the dust, ⇔  the gold of Ophir amongst the stones of the brooks.

NET and throw your gold in the dust – ⇔ your gold of Ophir ⇔ among the rocks in the ravines –

LSV So as to set a defense on the dust,
And a covering on a rock of the valleys.

FBV and give up your love of money and desire for possessions,[fn]

T4T if you throw away your gold, ⇔  even the fine gold from the dry stream beds in Ophir land,

LEB • and if you put gold ore in the dust,
• and the gold of Ophir in the rock of wadis,

BBE And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

Moff [[if you will throw your treasures to the ground, ⇔  and fling your gold of Ophir in the stream,

JPS And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

ASV And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, ⇔ And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

DRA He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.

YLT So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.

Drby And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

RV And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
(And lay thou/you thy/your treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;)

SLT Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir.

Wbstr Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

KJB-1769 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.[fn]
(Then shalt/shall thou/you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.)

KJB-1611 Then shalt thou lay vp golde [fn]as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps Thou shalt lay vp golde as plentyful as the dust, and the golde of Ophir as the flyntes of the riuers.
(Thou/You shalt/shall lay up gold as plentiful as the dust, and the gold of Ophir as the flintes of the rivers.)

Gnva Thou shalt lay vp golde for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes of the riuers.
(Thou/You shalt/shall lay up gold for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes of the rivers.)

Cvdl He shal geue the an haruest, which in plenty & abundaunce shall exceade the dust of the earth, and the golde of Ophir like ryuer stones.
(He shall give the an harvest, which in plenty and abundance shall exceed the dust of the earth, and the gold of Ophir like river stones.)

Wycl He schal yyue a flynt for erthe, and goldun strondis for a flynt.
(He shall give a flint for earth, and golden riverbeds for a flint.)

Luth so wirst du für Erde Gold geben und für die Felsen güldene Bäche;
(so will you(sg) for/in_favour_of earth/land/ground Gold give and for/in_favour_of the rock golden streams(n);)

ClVg Dabit pro terra silicem, et pro silice torrentes aureos.[fn]
(He_will_give for earth/land flint, and for silice torrents gold.)

UHB וְ⁠שִׁית־עַל־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּ⁠בְ⁠צ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר׃ ‡

BrLXX Θήσῃ ἐπὶ χώματι ἐν πέτρᾳ, καὶ ὡς πέτρα χειμάῤῥου Σωφίρ.

BrTr Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent.