Parallel Verses

Webster

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

New American Standard Bible

“For he has covered his face with his fat
And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

King James Version

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

Holman Bible

Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with it,

International Standard Version

Though he covered his face with fat, and is grossly overweight at the waist,

A Conservative Version

because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his loins.

American Standard Version

Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;

Amplified


For he has covered his face with his fat,
Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],

Bible in Basic English

Because his face is covered with fat, and his body has become thick;

Darby Translation

For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks.

Julia Smith Translation

For he covered his face with his fat, and he will make fatness upon the flank

King James 2000

Because he covers his face with his fatness, and makes heavy fat on his waist.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Because he has covered his face with his fat and has gathered fat upon [his] loins,

Modern King James verseion

because he has covered his face with fat; he has put fat on his loins.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

whereas he covereth his face with fatness, and maketh his body well liking.

NET Bible

Because he covered his face with fat, and made his hips bulge with fat,

New Heart English Bible

because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

The Emphasized Bible

For he had covered his face with his fatness, and had gathered a superabundance on his loins;

World English Bible

because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

Youngs Literal Translation

For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over his confidence.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

with his fatness
חלב חלב 
Cheleb 
Usage: 92

פּימה 
Piymah 
Usage: 1

References

Morish

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Second Response To Job

26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: 27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. 28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

Cross References

Psalm 17:10

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Deuteronomy 32:15

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou hast waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Job 17:10

But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

Psalm 78:31

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

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