Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?
New American Standard Bible
Or does
King James Version
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Holman Bible
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
International Standard Version
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?
A Conservative Version
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
American Standard Version
Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Amplified
“Does God pervert justice?
Or does
Bible in Basic English
Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
Darby Translation
Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?
Julia Smith Translation
Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice?
King James 2000
Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Does God pervert justice, {or} Shaddai pervert righteousness?
Modern King James verseion
Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Doth God pervert the thing that is lawful? Or, doth the Almighty destroy the thing that is right?
NET Bible
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
New Heart English Bible
Does God pervert justice? Or does Shaddai pervert righteousness?
Webster
Doth God pervert judgment; or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
World English Bible
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Youngs Literal Translation
Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?
Interlinear
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`avath
עות
`avath
pervert, crooked, bow, bow down, falsifying, overthrown, perversely, subvert
Usage: 11
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
2 How long wilt thou speak these things? Or, as a mighty wind, shall be the sayings of thy mouth? 3 Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness? 4 Though, thy children, sinned against him, and he delivered them into the hand of their transgression,
Names
Cross References
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?
Deuteronomy 32:4
A Rock! faultless his work, For, all his ways, are just, A GOD of faithfulness and without perversity, Right and fair, is he!
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now, therefore, let the dread of Yahweh be upon you, - observe and do, for there is, with Yahweh our God, neither perversity nor respect of persons nor the taking of bribes.
Daniel 9:14
Therefore hath Yahweh, kept watch, for the calamity, and brought it in upon us, - for righteous is Yahweh our God concerning all his deeds which he hath done, seeing that we had not hearkened unto his voice.
Job 4:17
Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker?
Job 9:2
Of a truth, I know that so it is, But how can a mortal be just with GOD?
Job 10:3
Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?
Job 19:7
Lo! I cry - out: Violence! but receive no answer, I cry aloud, but there is no vindication;
Job 21:15
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Or what shall we profit, that we should urge him?
Job 21:20
His own eyes, shall see his misfortune, and, the wrath of the Almighty, shall he drink.
Job 34:5
For Job hath said - I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;
Job 34:10-12
Wherefore, ye men of mind, hearken unto me, - Far be it, that, GOD, should be lawless, or, the Almighty, be perverse!
Job 34:17-19
Shall, the very hater of right, control? Or, the just - the mighty one, wilt thou condemn?
Job 35:13
Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.
Job 40:2
Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
Job 40:8
Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of thy throne, Lovingkindness and faithfulness, go before thy face.
Psalm 99:4
Yea, with the strength of a king - justice, he loveth, - Thou, hast established equity, Justice and righteousness in Jacob, thou, hast wrought.
Ezekiel 18:25
Can ye then say - The way of My Lord will not be equal? Hear I pray you O house of Israel, Will my way, not be equal? Will not your ways be unequal?
Ezekiel 33:17
And can the sons of thy people say, The way of The Lord will not be equal? Nay! but as for them, their way will not be equal!
Ezekiel 33:20
And can ye then say, The way of The Lord will not be equal? Every man - according to his own ways so will I judge you O house of Israel?
Romans 2:5
But, according to thy hardness, and thine impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, -
Romans 3:4-6
Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written - That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.
Revelation 15:3
and they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying - Great and marvelous, are thy works, Lord, God, the Almighty! Righteous and true, are thy ways, O King of the ages!
Revelation 16:7
And I heard the altar, saying - Yea! Lord, God, the Almighty: True and righteous, are thy judgments!