Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him},
New American Standard Bible
And that You
King James Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Holman Bible
and pay so much attention to him?
International Standard Version
"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,
A Conservative Version
What is man, that thou should magnify him, and that thou should set thy mind upon him,
American Standard Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
Amplified
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?
And that You are concerned about him?
Bible in Basic English
What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,
Darby Translation
What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?
Julia Smith Translation
What is man that thou wilt magnify him? and that thou wilt set thy heart to him?
King James 2000
What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?
Modern King James verseion
What is man, that You should magnify him, and that You should set Your heart on him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"What is man, that thou dost magnify him? And that thou settest thy heart upon him?
NET Bible
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
New Heart English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
The Emphasized Bible
What is a mortal, that thou shouldst nurture him? Or that thou shouldst fix upon him thy mind?
Webster
What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?
World English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
Youngs Literal Translation
What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?
Themes
Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
God, Love Of » Irrespective of merit
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Interlinear
Gadal
Leb
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Don'T Forget!
16 I loathe [my life]; I would not live forever; depart from me, for my days [are] a breath. 17 "What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him}, 18 so that you visit him {every morning}, you test him {every moment}?
Names
Cross References
Psalm 8:4
what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
Psalm 144:3
O Yahweh, what [is] humankind that you take knowledge of him, [or the] son of man that you take thought of him?
Hebrews 2:6
But someone testified somewhere, saying, "What is man, that you remember him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
1 Samuel 24:14
After whom did the king of Israel go out? After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After one flea?
Job 7:12
Am I [the] sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?
Job 34:14-15
If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,