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
And the
King James Version
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
Holman Bible
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
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 25:5
Verse Info
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!
Phrases
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.