Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away.

New American Standard Bible

“Because He has loosed His bowstring and afflicted me,
They have cast off the bridle before me.

King James Version

Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

Holman Bible

Because God has loosened my bowstring and oppressed me,
they have cast off restraint in my presence.

International Standard Version

But God has loosened his cord and afflicted me; so they've cast off all restraints in my presence.

A Conservative Version

For he has loosed his cord, and afflicted me. And they have cast off the bridle before me.

American Standard Version

For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

Amplified


“For God has loosed His bowstring [attacking me] and [He has] afflicted and humbled me;
They have cast off the bridle [of restraint] before me.

Bible in Basic English

For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

Darby Translation

For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me.

Julia Smith Translation

Because he loosed his cord and he will afflict me, and they cast off the bridle from before me.

King James 2000

Because he has loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also cast off restraint before me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because he has loosened his bowstring and humbled me, and they have thrown off restraint {in my presence}.

Modern King James verseion

Because He has loosed His bowstring and afflicted me, they have also thrown off the bridle before me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for the LORD hath opened his quiver: he hath hit me, and put a bridle in my mouth.

NET Bible

Because God has untied my tent cord and afflicted me, people throw off all restraint in my presence.

New Heart English Bible

For he has untied his cord, and afflicted me; and they have thrown off restraint before me.

The Emphasized Bible

Because, my girdle, he had loosened and had humbled me, therefore, the bridle - in my presence, cast they off;

Webster

Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

World English Bible

For he has untied his cord, and afflicted me; and they have thrown off restraint before me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

and afflicted
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 83

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

the bridle
רסן 
Recen 
Usage: 4

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

10 They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit. 11 Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away. 12 On the right hand doth a brood arise, My feet they have cast away, And they raise up against me, Their paths of calamity.

Cross References

Ruth 1:21

I went out full, and empty hath Jehovah brought me back, why do ye call me Naomi, and Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done evil to me?'

2 Samuel 16:5-8

And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name is Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;

Job 12:18

The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

Job 12:21

Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

Psalm 32:9

Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

Psalm 35:21

And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

Matthew 26:67-68

Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,

Matthew 27:39-44

and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads,

James 1:26

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;

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