Verse List for JOB 24:5

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

OET (OET-RV) Indeed, the poor work in the desert. ⇔ ≈ The wilderness is their field where they search for something to eat.

OET-LV THERE wild _donkeys in_wilderness they _go _forth in_work _of_their seeking _eagerly _of for_food a _wilderness _plain to_him/it food for_children.

ULT Behold, like wild donkeys in the wilderness they go out in their work, searching for food; ⇔  the Arabah, is to him bread for their children.

UST In fact, poor people have to search in the desert plain for food to feed their children, ⇔  as if they were wild donkeys.

BSB & MSB Indeed, [like] wild donkeys in the desert, ⇔  the poor go to work foraging for food; ⇔  the wasteland is food for their children.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, ⇔  they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. ⇔ The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

NET Like wild donkeys in the desert ⇔ they go out to their labor, ⇔ seeking diligently for food; ⇔ the wasteland provides food for them ⇔ and for their children.

LSV Behold, wild donkeys in a wilderness,
They have gone out about their work,
Seeking early for prey,
A mixture for himself—food for young ones.

FBV Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor have to scavenge for their food, looking for anything to feed their children in the wasteland.

T4T The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert ⇔  like wild donkeys do.

LEB • “Look, like wild donkeys in the desert
• they[fn] go out to their labor as searchers for the prey;
• the wilderness is[fn] their[fn] food for the young.

BBE Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.

Moff they wander like the wild ass in the desert, ⇔  roaming in search of food-- ⇔  for the children have no bread.

JPS Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.

ASV Behold, as wild asses in the desert ⇔ They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; ⇔ The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

DRA Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children.

YLT Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.

Drby Lo, [as] wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking early for the prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] them food for [their] children.

RV Behold, as wild asses in the desert they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for meat; the wilderness yieldeth them food for their children.
(Behold, as wild asses in the desert they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for meat; the wilderness yieldeth/yields them food for their children.)

SLT Behold, wild asses in the desert will go forth in their work, seeking for prey: the sterile region bread for him, and for the young.

Wbstr Behold, as wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

KJB-1769 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
(Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth/yields food for them and for their children.)

KJB-1611 Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children.
(Behold, as wild asses in the desart, go they forth to their work, rising betimes for a pray: the wilderness yieldeth/yields food for them, and for their children.)

Bshps Beholde, as wilde asses in the desert go they foorth to their worke, & ryse betimes to spoyle: Yea the very wildernesse ministreth foode for them & their children.
(Behold, as wild asses in the desert go they forth to their work, and rise betimes to spoil: Yea the very wilderness ministreth food for them and their children.)

Gnva Behold, others as wilde asses in the wildernesse, goe forth to their businesse, and rise early for a praye: the wildernesse giueth him and his children foode.
(Behold, others as wild asses in the wilderness, go forth to their business, and rise early for a pray: the wilderness giveth/gives him and his children foode.)

Cvdl Beholde, the wilde asses in ye deserte go by tymes (as their maner is) to spoyle: Yee the very wildernesse ministreth foode for their children.
(Behold, the wild asses in ye/you_all desert go by times (as their manner is) to spoil: Ye/You_all the very wilderness ministreth food for their children.)

Wycl Othere men as wielde assis in deseert goon out to her werk; and thei waken to prey, and bifor maken redy breed to her children.
(Other men as wild asses in desert gone out to her werk; and they waken to prey, and before making ready bread to her children.)

Luth Siehe, das Wild in der Wüste gehet heraus, wie sie pflegen, frühe zum Raub, daß sie Speise bereiten für die Jungen.
(See/Look, the Wild in the/of_the desert goes out_of_here, as/like they/she/them maintain/care_for, early for_the plunder, that they/she/them food prepare for/in_favour_of the boys.)

ClVg Alii quasi onagri in deserto egrediuntur ad opus suum: vigilantes ad prædam, præparant panem liberis.[fn]
(Others as_if onagri in/into/on in_the_desert they_go_out to work/need his_own: vigilantes to loot, beforeparant bread/food freedom.)

UHB הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים ׀ בַּֽ⁠מִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭⁠פָעֳלָ⁠ם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַ⁠טָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥⁠וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַ⁠נְּעָרִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπέβησαν δὲ ὥσπερ ὄνοι ἐν ἀγρῷ, ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ἐξελθόντες τὴν ἑαυτῶν τάξιν· ἡδύνθη αὐτῷ ἄρτος εἰς νεωτέρους.

BrTr And they have departed like asses in the field, having gone forth on my account according to their own order: his bread is sweet to his little ones.