JOB 4:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πότερον οὐχ ὁ φόβος σου ἐστὶν ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἡ ἐλπίς σου καὶ ἡ κακία τῆς ὁδοῦ σου;
(Poteron ouⱪ ho fobos sou estin en afrosunaʸ, kai haʸ elpis sou kai haʸ kakia taʸs hodou sou; )

BrTr Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?

ULT Is not your fear your confidence,
⇔ your hope, even the integrity of your ways?

UST You should be confident because you honor God.
⇔ You should be hopeful because you conduct yourself with integrity.

BSB Is your reverence not your confidence,
⇔ and the uprightness of your ways your hope?

OEB Is not thy religion thy confidence,
⇔ And thy blameless life thy hope?

WEBBE Isn’t your piety your confidence?
⇔ Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Is not your piety your confidence,
⇔ and your blameless ways your hope?

LSV Is your reverence not your confidence? Your hope—the perfection of your ways?

FBV Wasn't it your reverence for God that gave you confidence and your integrity that gave you hope?

T4T You revere God; ◄does that not cause you to trust in him?/that should cause you to trust in him.► [RHQ]
⇔ If you were guiltless, you would [RHQ] be confident that God would not have allowed these disasters to happen to you!

LEB • Is not your fear in God your confidence? Is not your hope even[fn] the integrity of your ways?

4:1 Hebrew “and”

BBE Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?

ASV Is not thy fear of God thy confidence,
⇔ And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

DRA Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways?

YLT Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope — the perfection of thy ways?

Drby Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

RV Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?

Wbstr Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

KJB-1769 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
(Is not this thy/your fear, thy/your confidence, thy/your hope, and the uprightness of thy/your ways? )

KJB-1611 Is not this thy feare, thy confidence; the vprightnesse of thy wayes and thy hope?
(Is not this thy/your fear, thy/your confidence; the uprightness of thy/your ways and thy/your hope?)

Bshps Was not thy feare according to thy hope? and the perfectnesse of thy wayes according to thy expectation?
(Was not thy/your fear according to thy/your hope? and the perfectnesse of thy/your ways according to thy/your expectation?)

Gnva Is not this thy feare, thy confidence, thy pacience, and the vprightnesse of thy wayes?
(Is not this thy/your fear, thy/your confidence, thy/your patience, and the uprightness of thy/your ways? )

Cvdl Where is now thy feare of God, thy stedfastnesse, thy pacience, and the perfectnesse of thy life?
(Where is now thy/your fear of God, thy/your steadfastnesse, thy/your patience, and the perfectnesse of thy/your life?)

Wycl Where is thi drede, thi strengthe, and thi pacience, and the perfeccioun of thi weies?
(Where is thy/your drede, thy/your strength, and thy/your patience, and the perfeccioun of thy/your ways?)

Luth Ist das deine (Gottes-)Furcht, dein Trost, deine Hoffnung und deine Frömmigkeit?
(Is the your (God’s-)Furcht, your Trost, your Hoffnung and your Frömmigkeit?)

ClVg Ubi est timor tuus, fortitudo tua, patientia tua, et perfectio viarum tuarum?
(Where it_is timor tuus, fortitudo tua, patientia tua, and perfectio viarum tuarum? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠לֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְ⁠ךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑⁠ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְ⁠ךָ֗ וְ⁠תֹ֣ם דְּרָכֶֽי⁠ךָ

?,not fear,your confidence,your hope,your and,integrity ways,your

In both of these instances, Eliphaz is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate these questions as statements or exclamations. Alternate translation: “Your fear should be your confidence! The integrity of your ways should be your hope!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִ֭רְאָתְ⁠ךָ

fear,your

In this context, the word fear means respect for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “your respect for God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תִּ֝קְוָתְ⁠ךָ֗

hope,your

Eliphaz is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “Is not your hope”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דְּרָכֶֽי⁠ךָ

ways,your

Eliphaz is speaking of Job’s practices in life as if they were ways or paths that he was walking on. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “your conduct”

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