Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Holman Bible
yet God has deprived me of justice.
International Standard Version
Now this is Job's claim: "Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.
A Conservative Version
For Job has said, I am righteous, and God has taken away my right.
American Standard Version
For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:
Amplified
“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent],
But God has taken away my right;
Darby Translation
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
Julia Smith Translation
For Job said, I was just: and God removed my judgment
King James 2000
For Job has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my justice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.
Modern King James verseion
For Job has said, I am righteous; and God has taken away my right;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And why? Job hath said, 'I am righteous, but God doth me wrong.'
NET Bible
For Job says, 'I am innocent, but God turns away my right.
New Heart English Bible
For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:
The Emphasized Bible
For Job hath said - I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;
Webster
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
World English Bible
For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:
Youngs Literal Translation
For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
4 Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good. 5 For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right; 6 Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.
Names
Cross References
Job 27:2
By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
Job 33:9
I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
Job 9:17
For I would be crushed by his storm, my wounds would be increased without cause.
Job 10:7
Though you see that I am not an evil-doer; and there is no one who is able to take a man out of your hands?
Job 11:4
You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.
Job 16:17
Though my hands have done no violent acts, and my prayer is clean.
Job 29:14
I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
Job 32:1
So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.