Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Holman Bible
never to return.
International Standard Version
before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.
A Conservative Version
before I go where I shall not return, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death,
American Standard Version
Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Amplified
Before I go—and I shall not return—
To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
Bible in Basic English
Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,
Darby Translation
Before I go, and never to return, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Julia Smith Translation
Before I shall go and turn back to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
King James 2000
Before I go where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Before I go--and I will not return-- to [the] land of darkness and deep shadow,
Modern King James verseion
before I go, and I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
before I go thither, from whence I shall not turn again. Namely, to that land of darkness and shadow of death:
NET Bible
before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest shadow,
New Heart English Bible
before I go where I shall not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
The Emphasized Bible
Before I go, and not return, unto a land of darkness and death-shade:
Webster
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;
World English Bible
before I go where I shall not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Youngs Literal Translation
Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,
Themes
Darkness » Illustrative of » The grave
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 10:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Response To Bildad
20
Are not my days few in number? Turn away from me so I can have a moment's joy
21
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:23
Why should I fast now that he is dead? Can I bring him back? Someday I will go to him. However he will not come back to me.
Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it once more. May a cloud settle over it and may blackness overwhelm its light.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
Job 16:22
For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.
2 Samuel 14:14
We each must die and disappear like water poured out on the ground. But God does not take our lives. Instead, he figures out ways of bringing us back when we run away.
Job 3:13
For now I would be lying down in peace. I would be asleep and at rest.
Job 7:8-10
You see me now but not for long. Your eyes will be on me but I will be dead.
Job 14:10-14
On the other hand man dies and is laid low. He breathes his last and is no more!
Psalm 88:6
You have put me in the bottom of the pit, in deep dark places.
Psalm 88:11-12
Will anyone tell about your loving kindness in the grave or about your faithfulness after they parish?
Isaiah 38:11
I thought that I would not see Jehovah in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person.
Jeremiah 2:6
They did not ask: 'Where is Jehovah who brought us from Egypt? He led us through the desert, through a wasteland and its pits, a land of drought and the shadow of death. No one lives there or travels there.'