Parallel Verses
NET Bible
If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,
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.
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 a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? 5 If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned, 6 how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"
Phrases
Cross References
Job 15:15
If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
Job 31:26
if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,
Isaiah 24:23
The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the Lord who commands armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.
Isaiah 60:19-20
The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon's brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light -- the splendor of your God will shine upon you.
2 Corinthians 3:10
For indeed, what had been glorious now has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it.