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Bible in Basic English

Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?

New American Standard Bible

“Why do the wicked still live,
Continue on, also become very powerful?

King James Version

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Holman Bible

Why do the wicked continue to live,
growing old and becoming powerful?

International Standard Version

"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too?

A Conservative Version

Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, grow mighty in power?

American Standard Version

Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Amplified


“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?

Darby Translation

Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?

Julia Smith Translation

Wherefore shall the unjust live? They grew old, also they were strong in power.

King James 2000

Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Why do [the] wicked live, grow old, even grow mighty [in] power?

Modern King James verseion

Why do the wicked live? They grow old and become mighty in power.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Wherefore do wicked men live in health and prosperity, come to their old age, and increase in riches?

NET Bible

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

New Heart English Bible

"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

The Emphasized Bible

Wherefore do, lawless men, live, advance in years, even wax mighty in power?

Webster

Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?

World English Bible

"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

Youngs Literal Translation

Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Wherefore do the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

עתק 
`athaq 
Usage: 9

References

Easton

Context Readings

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

6 At the very thought of it my flesh is shaking with fear. 7 Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power? 8 Their children are ever with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

Cross References

Job 12:6

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.

Habakkuk 1:13

Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

Psalm 73:3-12

Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

Jeremiah 12:1-3

You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

Daniel 4:17

This order is fixed by the watchers, and the decision is by the word of the holy ones: so that the living may be certain that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure, lifting up over it the lowest of men.

Habakkuk 1:15-16

He takes them all up with his hook, he takes them in his net, getting them together in his fishing-net: for which cause he is glad and full of joy.

Revelation 13:2-7

And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power and his seat and great authority.

Revelation 17:2-4

With whom the kings of the earth made themselves unclean, and those who are on the earth were full of the wine of her evil desires.

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