Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Though his loftiness reaches the heavens,
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

Though his arrogance reaches heaven,
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,

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 --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂיא 
Siy' 
Usage: 1

mount up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and his head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

5 The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6 “Though his loftiness reaches the heavens,
And his head touches the clouds,
7 he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say: Where is he?

Cross References

Isaiah 14:13-14

You thought: 'I will go up to heaven (Mount Zion) and set up my throne above God's stars (messengers). I will sit on the mountain of meeting far away in the north where the gods assemble.

Obadiah 1:3-4

Your proud heart has deceived you. You reside in the refuge of the rock. Your habitation is high above others and you say in your heart: 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'

Genesis 11:4

Then they said: Let us build ourselves a city, with a lofty tower that reaches into space, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.

Daniel 4:11

The tree grew and became strong. Its height reached to heaven. It could be seen from distant parts of the earth.

Daniel 4:22

It is you O king! You have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown, and reaches to heaven. Your dominion is to the end of the earth.

Amos 9:2

Though they dig into the grave my hand will take them. Though they climb to heaven I will bring them down.

Matthew 11:23

Will you, Capernaum, be exalted into heaven? You will go down into the grave. If the mighty works had been done in Sodom, which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.

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