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Bible in Basic English

Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

New American Standard Bible

“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright destroyed?

King James Version

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

Holman Bible

Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?
Where have the honest been destroyed?

International Standard Version

Now please think: Who has ever perished when they're innocent? Where have the upright been destroyed?

A Conservative Version

Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

American Standard Version

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

Amplified


“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished?
Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed?

Darby Translation

Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off?

Julia Smith Translation

Remember now, who perished, he being innocent? and where were the upright cut off?

King James 2000

Remember, I pray you, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"{Think} now, who has perished [who is] innocent? Or where [are] the upright destroyed?

Modern King James verseion

Remember, please, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Consider, I pray thee: who ever perished being an innocent? Or, when were the godly destroyed?

NET Bible

Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed?

New Heart English Bible

"Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

The Emphasized Bible

Remember, I pray thee, who, being innocent, hath perished, or when, the upright, have been cut off.

Webster

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off;

World English Bible

"Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

Youngs Literal Translation

Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נקיא נקי 
Naqiy 
Usage: 43

or where
איפה 
'eyphoh 
Usage: 11

Context Readings

Eliphaz's First Response To Job

6 Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope? 7 Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off? 8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

Cross References

Psalm 37:25

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

Job 8:20

Truly, God will not give up him who is without sin, and will not take evil-doers by the hand.

Job 9:22-23

It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.

Job 36:7

Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

Acts 28:4

And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.

2 Peter 2:9

The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;

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