JOB 20:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Μὴ ἴδοι ἄμελξιν νομάδων, μηδὲ νομὰς μέλιτος καὶ βουτύρου.
(Maʸ idoi amelxin nomadōn, maʸde nomas melitos kai bouturou. )

BrTr Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.

ULT He will not enjoy the streams,
⇔ the rivers of torrents of honey and butter.

UST A wicked person will not experience the abundant blessings
⇔ that flow like a stream from God.

BSB He will not enjoy the streams,
⇔ the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

OEB No rivers of oil shall he see,
⇔ No torrents of honey and butter.

WEBBE He will not look at the rivers,
⇔ the flowing streams of honey and butter.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He will not look on the streams,
⇔ the rivers, which are the torrents
⇔ of honey and butter.

LSV He does not look on streams,
Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

FBV They will not live to enjoy the streams, the rivers of milk and honey.

T4T They will not remain alive to see abundant blessings [IDM] from God, milk and olive oil and honey,
⇔ that are so abundant they are like [MET] a stream that flows by.

LEB • [fn] the torrents of honey and curds.

20:1 Literally “He will not look on streams”

BBE Let him not see the rivers of oil, the streams of honey and milk.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and curd.

ASV He shall not look upon the rivers,
⇔ The flowing streams of honey and butter.

DRA (Let him not see the streams of the river, the brooks of honey and of butter.)

YLT He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

Drby He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.

RV He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

Wbstr He shall not see the river, the floods, the brooks of honey and buttermilk.

KJB-1769 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.[fn]

20.17 the floods…: or, streaming brooks

KJB-1611 [fn]Hee shall not see the riuers, the floods, the brookes of hony and butter.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

20:17 Or, streaming brooks.

Bshps So that he shall no more see the ryuers and brookes of hony and butter.
(So that he shall no more see the rivers and brooks of honey and butter.)

Gnva He shall not see the riuers, nor the floods and streames of honie and butter.
(He shall not see the rivers, nor the floods and streams of honey and butter. )

Cvdl so that he shal nomore se the ryuers and brokes of hony and butter:
(so that he shall nomore see the rivers and brooks of honey and butter:)

Wycl Se he not the stremys of the flood of the stronde, of hony, and of botere.
(See he not the streams of the flood of the stronde, of honey, and of butter.)

Luth Er wird nicht sehen die Ströme noch die Wasserbäche, die mit Honig und Butter fließen.
(He becomes not see the Ströme still the waterbäche, the with Honig and Butter fließen.)

ClVg (Non videat rivulos fluminis, torrentes mellis et butyri.)[fn]
((Non videat rivulos fluminis, torrentes mellis and butyri.) )

20.17 Non videat rivulos. Ibid. Rivuli fluminis sunt dona Spiritus sancti, etc., usque ad mysterium incarnationis Christi significat.

20.17 Non videat rivulos. Ibid. Rivuli fluminis are dona Spiritus sancti, etc., until to mysterium incarnationis of_Christ significat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִ⁠פְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְ⁠חֶמְאָֽה

in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of honey and,curds

Zophar is speaking as if streams, rivers, and torrents could literally flow with honey and butter. He is referring to the abundant quantities of these things with which God would bless a righteous person. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the abundant quantities of honey and butter with which God blesses righteous people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בִ⁠פְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְ⁠חֶמְאָֽה

in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of honey and,curds

Zophar is using two agricultural products, honey and butter, to mean agricultural products in general and thus, in this culture, wealth in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the abundant wealth with which God blesses righteous people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

בִ⁠פְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י

in/on/at/with,streams rivers_of flows_of

The terms streams, rivers, and torrents mean similar things. Zophar is using the three terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “the deeply flowing streams of”

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