Parallel Verses

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?

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?

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 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed so vile in your sight? 4 Why destroyest thou thyself with anger? Shall the earth be forsaken, or the stones removed out of their place because of thee? 5 Shall not the light of the ungodly be put out? Yea, the flame of his fire shall not burn.


Cross References

Job 13:14

Wherefore do I bear my flesh in my teeth, and put my soul in my hands?

Job 14:18

The mountains fall away at the last, the rocks are removed out of their place;

Job 16:9

He is angry at me, he hateth me, and gnasheth upon me with his teeth. Mine enemy scowleth upon me with his eyes.

Job 5:2

As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.

Job 40:8

Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

Isaiah 54:10

The mountains shall remove, and the hills shall fall down: but my loving-kindness shall not move, and the bond of my peace shall not fall down from thee, sayeth the LORD thy merciful lover.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then said he unto me, "The wickedness of the house of Israel and Judah is very great: so that the land is full of blood, and the city full of unfaithfulness. For they say, 'Tush, the LORD regardeth not the earth, he seeth us not.'

Jonah 4:9

And God said unto Jonah, "Art thou so angry for thy wild vine?" And he said, "I am angry a good, even unto the death."

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall perish: but my words shall abide.

Mark 9:18

And whensoever he taketh him, he teareth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away. And I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out, and they could not."

Luke 9:39

and see, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and he teareth him that he foameth again, and with much pain departeth he from him, when he hath rent him:

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