Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“O you who tear yourself in your anger—
For your sake is the earth to be abandoned,
Or the rock to be moved from its place?

King James Version

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

Holman Bible

You who tear yourself in anger
should the earth be abandoned on your account,
or a rock be removed from its place?

International Standard Version

You're tearing yourself to pieces in your anger. Will the land be abandoned because of you, or the rock be moved from its place?"

A Conservative Version

Thou who tear thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

American Standard Version

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Amplified


“You who tear yourself apart in anger,
Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake,
Or the rock to be moved out of its place?

Bible in Basic English

But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

Darby Translation

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Julia Smith Translation

He rent his soul in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed from its place?

King James 2000

He tears himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for you? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"[You who] are tearing {yourself} in your anger, will [the] earth be forsaken because of you? Or will [the] rock be removed from its place?

Modern King James verseion

He tears himself in his anger; shall the earth be forsaken for you? And shall the rock be moved out of its place?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why destroyest thou thyself with anger? Shall the earth be forsaken, or the stones removed out of their place because of thee?

NET Bible

You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?

New Heart English Bible

You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

The Emphasized Bible

One tearing in pieces his own soul in his anger, - For thy sake, shall the earth be forsaken? or the rock be moved out of its place?

Webster

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

World English Bible

You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Youngs Literal Translation

(He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He teareth
טרף 
Taraph 
Usage: 25

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

shall the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

for thee and shall the rock
צר צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 76

be removed
עתק 
`athaq 
Usage: 9

Context Readings

Bildad's Second Speech

3 Why are we counted as cattle? Why are we stupid in your sight? 4 “O you who tear yourself in your anger—
For your sake is the earth to be abandoned,
Or the rock to be moved from its place?
5 "Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.

Cross References

Job 13:14

Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?

Job 14:18

"But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;

Job 16:9

He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.

Job 5:2

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Job 40:8

Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see.'

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die."

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Mark 9:18

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."

Luke 9:39

And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.

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