Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Do you not know this from the old days,
Since the time that man was placed on the earth,
New American Standard Bible
From the establishment of man on earth,
King James Version
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Holman Bible
from the time man was placed on earth,
International Standard Version
"Haven't you known this from ancient times, since mankind was placed on the earth?
A Conservative Version
Know thou this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,
American Standard Version
Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
Bible in Basic English
Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,
Darby Translation
Knowest thou not this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Julia Smith Translation
Thou knewest this from everlasting when man was set upon the earth:
King James 2000
Know you not this of old, since man was placed upon the earth,
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Did you know this from of old, since the setting of [the] human being on earth,
Modern King James verseion
Do you know this from days of old, from the setting of man on earth,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Knowest thou not this, namely: that from the beginning - ever since the creation of man upon earth -
NET Bible
"Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,
New Heart English Bible
Do you not know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,
The Emphasized Bible
Knowest thou, this - from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: -
Webster
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
World English Bible
Don't you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,
Youngs Literal Translation
This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?
Themes
Happiness/joy » The joy of the hypocrite
Man » Created » Upon the earth
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
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References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
3
“I have heard the reproof which insults me,
But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
“Do you not know this from the old days,
Since the time that man was placed on the earth,
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Genesis 9:1-3
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Job 8:8-9
“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
Job 15:10
“Among us are both the gray-haired and the aged,
Older than your father.
Job 32:7
“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Psalm 115:16
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the children of men.