Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes!
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.
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,
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;
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 shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman? 5 Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes! 6 How much less a mortal who is a creeping thing? Or a son of the earth-born who is a worm?
Phrases
Cross References
Job 15:15
Lo! in his holy ones, he putteth not confidence, and, the heavens, are not pure in his eyes:
Job 31:26
If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;
Isaiah 24:23
Then shall blush the silvery moon, Then turn pale the glowing sun, - Because Yahweh of hosts hath become king In Mount Zion And in Jerusalem, And before his Elders in glory,
Isaiah 60:19-20
Thou shalt no more have the sun, for light by day, neither for brightness, shall the moon, give light unto thee, - But Yahweh shall become thine age-abiding light, And thy God thine adorning:
2 Corinthians 3:10
For that which hath been made glorious, hath not even been made glorious, in this respect, - by reason of the surpassing glory.