Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices with which ye would wrong me.
New American Standard Bible
And the plans by which you would wrong me.
King James Version
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Holman Bible
the schemes you would wrong me with.
International Standard Version
"Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me.
American Standard Version
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.
Amplified
“Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the plots by which you would wrong me.
Bible in Basic English
See, I am conscious of your thoughts, and of your violent purposes against me;
Darby Translation
Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I knew your purposes, and the devices ye will shake off against me.
King James 2000
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which you wrongfully imagine against me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Look, I know your thoughts and [the] schemes you devise against me.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the plots which you wrongfully hatch against me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.
NET Bible
"Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
New Heart English Bible
"Behold, I know your thoughts, the devices with which you would wrong me.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! I know your plans, and the devices, wherewith ye would do me violence!
Webster
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
World English Bible
"Behold, I know your thoughts, the devices with which you would wrong me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.
Interlinear
Yada`
Machashabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
26 They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covers them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices with which ye would wrong me. 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent in which the wicked dwelt?
Names
Cross References
Job 4:8-11
According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
Job 5:3-5
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 8:3-6
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Job 15:20-35
The wicked man travails with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
Job 20:5
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment?
Job 20:29
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.
Job 32:3
His anger was also kindled against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Job 42:7
And it was so, that, after LORD had spoken these words to Job, LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends. For ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Jo
Psalm 59:4
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Psalm 119:86
All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me.
Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, having responded, he said to them, Why do ye deliberate in your hearts?
1 Peter 2:19
For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.