Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud;
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,
A Conservative Version
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to 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,
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 For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even for a moment 6 If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud; 7 As his dung he shall perish forever: they seeing him shall say, Where is he?
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Names
Cross References
Isaiah 14:13-14
And thou saidst in thy heart, I will go up to the heavens; from above to the stars of God I will lift up my throne, and I will sit upon the mountain of appointment in the thighs of the north.
Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of thy heart deceived thee, dwelling in the refuges of the rock, the height his seat; he said in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the earth?
Genesis 11:4
And they will say, Come, we will build to us a city, and a tower, its head to the heavens; and we will make to us a name, lest we shall be dispersed over the face of the earth.
Daniel 4:11
And the tree increased and was strong, and its height will reach to the heavens, and its sight to the end of all the earth:
Daniel 4:22
It is thou, O king, who increased and wert strong: and thy greatness increased and reached to the heavens, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Amos 9:2
If they shall break through into hades, from thence shall my hand take them; and if they shall go up to the heavens, from thence I will bring them down.
Matthew 11:23
And thou, Capernaum, lifted up even to heaven, thou shalt he brought down to hades: for if in the people of Sodom had been the powers being in thee, they had remained till this day.