Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Holman Bible
and take my life in my own hands?
International Standard Version
Why shouldn't I bite my flesh or take my life in my hands?
American Standard Version
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
Amplified
“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
And put my life in my hands [incurring the wrath of God]?
Bible in Basic English
I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
Darby Translation
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Julia Smith Translation
For what shall I lift up my flesh in my teeth, and shall I put my soul in my hand?
King James 2000
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
Modern King James verseion
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore do I bear my flesh in my teeth, and put my soul in my hands?
NET Bible
Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?
New Heart English Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
The Emphasized Bible
In any case, I will take up my flesh in my teeth, and, my life, will I put in my hand:
Webster
Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
World English Bible
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Youngs Literal Translation
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand?
Interlinear
Nasa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 13:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Be Quiet While I Speak
13 Be quiet. Let me alone that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand? 15 Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
Names
Cross References
Judges 12:3
And when I saw that ye did not save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed opposite the sons of Ammon, and LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have ye come up to me this day, to fight against me?
Psalm 119:109
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget thy law.
1 Samuel 19:5
For he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel. Thou saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will thou sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?
1 Samuel 28:21
And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was greatly troubled, and said to him, Behold, thy handmaid has hearkened to thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened to thy words which thou spoke to me.
Job 18:4
Thou who tear thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?
Isaiah 9:20
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry. And he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied. They shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm--
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed those who oppress thee with their own flesh. And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine. And all flesh shall know that I, LORD, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.