Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it.
New American Standard Bible
And my ear received a
King James Version
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Holman Bible
my ears caught a whisper of it.
A Conservative Version
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
American Standard Version
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Amplified
“Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
Bible in Basic English
A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
Darby Translation
Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
And a word shall be brought to me by stealth, and mine ear will take a transient sound from it
King James 2000
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And a word came stealing to me, and my ear received [the] whisper from it.
Modern King James verseion
And a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little of it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"And unto me came the word secretly, and mine ear hath received a little thereof.
NET Bible
"Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it.
New Heart English Bible
"Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
The Emphasized Bible
But, unto me, something was brought by stealth, - and mine ear caught a whispering of the same:
Webster
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a small sound of it.
World English Bible
"Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
Youngs Literal Translation
And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Secret Was Told To Me
11 Full grown lions die when they cannot find prey; that's when the lion cubs are scattered. 12 "A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it. 13 Disquieting thoughts from dreams at night; when deep sleep falls on everyone.
Names
Cross References
Job 26:14
Indeed, these are the fringes of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we've heard of it! But who can comprehend the thunder of his might?"
Psalm 62:11
God spoke once, but I heard it twice, "Power belongs to God."
1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.