Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'

New American Standard Bible

Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’

King James Version

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

Holman Bible

Abaddon and Death say,
“We have heard news of it with our ears.”

International Standard Version

Abaddon and death said, "We did hear a rumor about it.'

A Conservative Version

Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.

American Standard Version

Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.

Amplified


“Abaddon (the place of destruction) and Death say,
‘We have [only] heard a report of it with our ears.’

Bible in Basic English

Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

Darby Translation

Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.

Julia Smith Translation

Destruction and death said, We heard its report with our ears:

King James 2000

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Abaddon and Death say, 'We heard its rumor with our ears.'

Modern King James verseion

The place of ruin and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Destruction and death say, 'We have heard tell of her with our ears.'

NET Bible

Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.'

New Heart English Bible

Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'

The Emphasized Bible

Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

Webster

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.

Youngs Literal Translation

Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H11
אבדּון 
'abaddown 
Usage: 5

and death
מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

the fame
שׁמע 
Shema` 
Usage: 18

References

Morish

Context Readings

Job's Discourse On Wisdom

21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky. 22 Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.' 23 "God understands its way, and he knows its place.

Cross References

Job 26:6

Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Job 28:14

The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'

Psalm 83:10-12

who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.

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