Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They bray among the shrubs;
they huddle beneath the thistles.

New American Standard Bible

“Among the bushes they cry out;
Under the nettles they are gathered together.

King James Version

Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

International Standard Version

They bray like donkeys among the bushes and huddle together under the desert weeds.

A Conservative Version

Among the bushes they bray, under the nettles they are gathered together.

American Standard Version

Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.

Amplified


“Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals];
Beneath the prickly scrub they gather and huddle together.

Bible in Basic English

They make noises like asses among the brushwood; they get together under the thorns.

Darby Translation

They bray among the bushes; under the brambles they are gathered together:

Julia Smith Translation

Between the shrubs they will bray; they will be poured out under the thorn bush.

King James 2000

Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They bray among [the] bushes; they are gathered under [the] nettles.

Modern King James verseion

They bray among the bushes; they huddle together under the nettles;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together.

NET Bible

They brayed like animals among the bushes and were huddled together under the nettles.

New Heart English Bible

Among the bushes they bray; and under the nettles they are gathered together.

The Emphasized Bible

Among the bushes, used they to shriek, Under the bramble, were they huddled together:

Webster

Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were collected.

World English Bible

Among the bushes they bray; and under the nettles they are gathered together.

Youngs Literal Translation

Among shrubs they do groan, Under nettles they are gathered together.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂיח 
Siyach 
Usage: 4

נהק 
Nahaq 
Usage: 2

חרל חרוּל 
Charuwl 
Usage: 3

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

6 They are living on the slopes of the wadis,
among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
7 They bray among the shrubs;
they huddle beneath the thistles.
8 Foolish men, without even a name.
They were forced to leave the land.

Cross References

Job 6:5

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?

Genesis 16:12

This man will be like a wild donkey.
His hand will be against everyone,
and everyone’s hand will be against him;
he will live at odds with all his brothers.

Job 11:12

But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

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