Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Behold, even the moon has no brightness. And the stars are not pure in his sight.

New American Standard Bible

“If even the moon has no brightness
And the stars are not pure in His sight,

King James Version

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Holman Bible

If even the moon does not shine
and the stars are not pure in His sight,

International Standard Version

Behold, even the moon isn't bright, and the stars aren't pure in his eyes.

American Standard Version

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

Amplified


“Behold, even the moon has no brightness [compared to God’s majesty and glory]
And the stars are not pure in His sight,

Bible in Basic English

See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:

Darby Translation

Lo, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight:

Julia Smith Translation

Behold even to the moon, and it shall not shine; and the stars were not clean in his eyes.

King James 2000

Behold even to the moon, and it shines not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, even [the] moon {is not bright}, and [the] stars are not pure in his sight.

Modern King James verseion

Look even to the moon, and it shines not; yea, the stars are not pure in His sight;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold, the Moon shineth nothing in comparison to him, and the stars are unclean in his sight.

NET Bible

If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,

New Heart English Bible

Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;

The Emphasized Bible

Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes!

Webster

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; and the stars are not pure in his sight.

World English Bible

Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo -- unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Behold even to the moon
ירח 
Yareach 
Usage: 26

and it shineth
אהל 
'ahal 
Usage: 1

not yea, the stars
כּוכב 
Kowkab 
Usage: 37

are not pure
זכך 
Zakak 
Usage: 4

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Bildad's Third Speech

4 How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of a woman? 5 Behold, even the moon has no brightness. And the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, who is a worm! And the son of man, who is a worm!

Cross References

Job 15:15

Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

Job 31:26

if I have beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,

Isaiah 24:23

Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, for LORD of hosts will reign in mount Zion and in Jerusalem. And glory shall be before his elders.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall no more be thy light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to thee, but LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

2 Corinthians 3:10

For also that which has been glorified, has not been glorified in this regard, because of the glory that transcends.

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