Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Since it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept closed from the birds of the heavens.
New American Standard Bible
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
King James Version
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Holman Bible
and concealed from the birds of the sky.
International Standard Version
It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature and hidden even from the birds in the skies.
American Standard Version
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
Amplified
“It is hidden from the eyes of all the living
And concealed from the birds of the heavens.
Bible in Basic English
For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
Darby Translation
For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
Julia Smith Translation
And being hid from the eyes of all living, and covered from the birds of the heavens.
King James 2000
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowls of the air.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It is hidden from [the] eyes of all living, and it is concealed from [the] birds of the heaven.
Modern King James verseion
Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and hidden from the birds of the heavens.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air.
NET Bible
For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
New Heart English Bible
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
Webster
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
World English Bible
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
Youngs Literal Translation
It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Topics
Interlinear
`alam
`ayin
Chay
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 28:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
20 Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding? 21 Since it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept closed from the birds of the heavens. 22 Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 49:3-4
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Matthew 11:25
Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.
Matthew 13:17
For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men longed to see the things that ye see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that ye hear, and did not hear them.
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.
1 Corinthians 2:7-10
But we speak a wisdom of God in a hidden mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,
Colossians 2:3
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.