Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then let thistles grow instead of my wheat, and thorns for my barley."

New American Standard Bible

Let briars grow instead of wheat,
And stinkweed instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.

King James Version

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Holman Bible

then let thorns grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed instead of barley.


The words of Job are concluded.

International Standard Version

may thorns spring up instead of wheat, and obnoxious weeds instead of barley." With this, Job's discourse with his friends is completed.

A Conservative Version

let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

American Standard Version

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Amplified


Let thorns grow instead of wheat,
And stinkweed and cockleburs instead of barley.”


So the words of Job [with his friends] are finished.

Bible in Basic English

Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.

Darby Translation

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Julia Smith Translation

The thorn shall come forth, instead of wheat, and the weed instead of barley. The words of Job were completed

King James 2000

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Lexham Expanded Bible

let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley." The words of Job are ended.

Modern King James verseion

let thorns come forth instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

NET Bible

then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended.

New Heart English Bible

let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

The Emphasized Bible

Instead of wheat, let there come forth bramble, and, instead of barley, a bad-smelling weed! Ended are the words of Job.

Webster

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

World English Bible

let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

Youngs Literal Translation

Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חוח 
Chowach 
Usage: 11

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

חטּה 
Chittah 
Usage: 30

and cockle
בּאשׁה 
Bo'shah 
Usage: 1

שׂעור שׂער שׂעורה שׂערה 
S@`orah 
Usage: 34

The words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of Job
איּוב 
'Iyowb 
Job
Usage: 17

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

39 if I have eaten the fruits thereof unpaid for, yea if I have grieved any of the plowmen; 40 then let thistles grow instead of my wheat, and thorns for my barley."


Cross References

Genesis 3:17-18

And unto Adam he said, "Forasmuch as thou hast obeyed the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying 'See thou eat not thereof' cursed be the earth for thy sake. In sorrow shalt thou eat thereof all days of thy life:

Psalm 72:20

Here end the prayers of David, the son of Jesse.

Isaiah 7:23

At the same time all vineyards - though there be a thousand vines in one, and were sold for a thousand silverlings - shall be turned to briers and thorns.

Zephaniah 2:9

Therefore as truly as I live, sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel, Moab shall be as Sodom, and Ammon as Gomorrah: even dry thorn hedges, salt pits and perpetual wilderness. The residue of my folk shall spoil them, the remnant of my people shall have them in possession.

Malachi 1:3

and hated Esau: Yea I have made his hills waste, and his heritage a wilderness for dragons."

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