Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

From the wicked their light is withheld,
And the uplifted arm is broken.

King James Version

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Holman Bible

Light is withheld from the wicked,
and the arm raised in violence is broken.

International Standard Version

Then from the wicked their light is withheld and their upraised arm is broken.

A Conservative Version

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm is broken.

American Standard Version

And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

Amplified


“Their light is withheld from the wicked,
And the uplifted arm is broken.

Bible in Basic English

And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

Darby Translation

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.

Julia Smith Translation

And their light shall be withheld from the unjust, and the high arm shall be broken.

King James 2000

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the uplifted arm shall be broken.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And their light is withheld from [the] wicked, and [their] uplifted arm is broken.

Modern King James verseion

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, thou hast spoiled the ungodly of their light, and broken the arm of the proud.

NET Bible

Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

New Heart English Bible

From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

The Emphasized Bible

That their light may be withdrawn from the lawless, and, the lofty arm, be shivered.

Webster

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

World English Bible

From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

Youngs Literal Translation

And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

מנע 
mana` 
Usage: 29

and the high
רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

arm
זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע 
Z@rowa` 
Usage: 91

References

Fausets

Hastings

Arm

Context Readings

Yahweh Interrogates Job

14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal. Its features stand out like those of a garment. 15 From the wicked their light is withheld,
And the uplifted arm is broken.
16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

Cross References

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Pursue his wickedness until you find no more evil.

Job 18:5

The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. The flame of his fire shall not shine.

Psalm 37:17

The arms of the wicked will be broken, but Jehovah sustains the righteous.

Job 5:14

They meet in darkness in the daytime! In bright sunlight they grope as if it were night.

Ezekiel 30:22

The Lord Jehovah says: 'I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong and the broken. I will make the sword fall from his hand.

Exodus 10:21-23

Jehovah then said to Moses: Raise your hand toward the sky. Darkness thick enough to be felt will cover the land of Egypt.

2 Kings 6:18

The Syrians attacked! Elisha prayed, O Jehovah, strike these men blind! Jehovah answered his prayer and struck them blind.

Job 18:18

He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.

Isaiah 8:21-22

They will pass through the land when they are hard-pressed (destressed) and hungry. When they are hungry, they will be furious. Then they will look up and curse their king and God.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to Jehovah your God before he brings darkness and before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You hope for light. He makes it into deep darkness and turns it into gloom.

Acts 13:10-11

And said: You child of the devil, full of all subtlety and mischief, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of Jehovah?

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