Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds,
New American Standard Bible
And his head touches the clouds,
King James Version
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Holman Bible
and his head touches the clouds,
International Standard Version
Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,
American Standard Version
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
Amplified
“Though his pride reaches the heavens
And his head touches the clouds,
Bible in Basic English
Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds;
Darby Translation
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
Julia Smith Translation
If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud;
King James 2000
Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches unto the clouds;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven, and his head reaches to the clouds,
Modern King James verseion
Though his honor mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth into the clouds:
NET Bible
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
New Heart English Bible
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
The Emphasized Bible
Though his elevation mount up to the heavens, and, his head, to the clouds, doth reach,
Webster
Though his excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;
World English Bible
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Youngs Literal Translation
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment? 6 Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds, 7 yet he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 14:13-14
And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north.
Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of thy heart has deceived thee, O thou who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Genesis 11:4
And they said, Come, let us build a city for us, and a tower, and its top in the heavens. And let us make a name for us, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Daniel 4:11
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth.
Daniel 4:22
it is thou, O king, who have grown and become strong. For thy greatness has grown, and reaches to heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Amos 9:2
Though they dig into Sheol, from there my hand shall take them, and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Matthew 11:23
And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.