Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth into 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,
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,
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,
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 the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye? 6 Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth into the clouds: 7 yet he perisheth at the last, like dung. Insomuch that they which have seen him, say, 'Where is he?'
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:13-14
For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North;
Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of thine heart hath lift thee up, thou that dwellest in the strongholds of stone, and hast made thee a high seat. Thou sayest in thine heart, "Who shall cast me down to the ground?"
Genesis 11:4
And they said, "Come on, let us build us a city and a tower, that the top may reach unto heaven. And let us make us a name, for peradventure we shall be scattered abroad over all the earth."
Daniel 4:11
which was very high, great and mighty. The height reached unto the heaven, and the breadth extended to all the ends of the earth:
Daniel 4:22
Even thou, O king, art the tree: great and strong. Thy greatness increaseth, and reacheth unto the heaven, so doth thy power to the ends of the earth.
Amos 9:2
Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.
Matthew 11:23
And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day.