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

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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,

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 is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman? 5 See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes: 6 How much less man who is an insect, and the son of man who is a worm!


Cross References

Job 15:15

Truly, he puts no faith in his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes;

Job 31:26

If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,

Isaiah 24:23

Then the moon will be veiled, and the sun put to shame; for the Lord of armies will be ruling in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his judges he will let his glory be seen.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun will not be your light by day, and the moon will no longer be bright for you by night: but the Lord will be to you an eternal light, and your God your glory.

2 Corinthians 3:10

For the glory of the first no longer seems to be glory, because of the greater glory of that which comes after.

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