Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
His sons, come to honour, and he knoweth it not, Or they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not of them.
New American Standard Bible
Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
King James Version
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Holman Bible
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
International Standard Version
"If his children are honored, he doesn't know it; if they become insignificant, he never perceives it.
A Conservative Version
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
American Standard Version
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Amplified
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
Bible in Basic English
His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
Darby Translation
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.
Julia Smith Translation
His sons will be honored and he knew not: they will be brought low, and he will not understand for them.
King James 2000
His sons come to honor, and he knows it not; and they are brought low, but he perceives it not of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His children may [come to] honor, but he does not know [it]; or they may become lowly, but he does not realize it.
Modern King James verseion
His sons come to honor, and he knows it not; they fall, but he does not mark it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whether his children come to worship or no, he cannot tell: And if they be men of low degree, he knoweth not.
NET Bible
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
New Heart English Bible
His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them.
Webster
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
World English Bible
His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 14:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues To Argue His Case With God
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away. 21 His sons, come to honour, and he knoweth it not, Or they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not of them. 22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:5
For, the living, knew that they should die, - -but, the dead, knew not, anything, neither had they any longer a reward, because forgotten was their memory.
Isaiah 63:16
For, thou, art our father, Though, Abraham, knew us not, And Israel could not acknowledge us, - Thou, O Yahweh, art our father, Our Redeemer from the Age-past time, is thy name.
1 Samuel 4:20
And, about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said: Do not fear, for, to a son, hast thou given birth. But she neither answered nor regarded.
Psalm 39:6
Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
Therefore hated, I, all my toil, wherein I was toiling, under the sun, - in that I should leave it for the man who should come after me;
Isaiah 39:7-8
And of thy sons who shall issue from thee whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away, - and they shall become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.