Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.

New American Standard Bible

“Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
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

It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing
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.

A Conservative Version

Since it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept closed from the birds of the heavens.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Seeing it is hid
עלם 
`alam 
Usage: 28

from the eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

of all living
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

and kept close
סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

from the fowls
עוף 
`owph 
Usage: 71

References

Easton

Context Readings

Job's Discourse On Wisdom

20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? 21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. 22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

Cross References

Psalm 49:3-4

From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

Matthew 13:17

For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

Matthew 13:35

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

1 Corinthians 2:7-10

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

Colossians 2:3

In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

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