Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
New American Standard Bible
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
King James Version
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
International Standard Version
"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.
A Conservative Version
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out
American Standard Version
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
Amplified
“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
Bible in Basic English
Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:
Darby Translation
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;
Julia Smith Translation
For ask now to the first generation, and prepare to seek their fathers:
King James 2000
For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the findings of their fathers:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Indeed, please inquire of former generations, and consider {what their ancestors have found},
Modern King James verseion
For please ask of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Enquire, I pray thee, of them that have been before thee; and search diligently among thy forefathers.
NET Bible
"For inquire now of the former generation, and pay attention to the findings of their ancestors;
New Heart English Bible
"Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
The Emphasized Bible
For inquire, I pray thee, of a former generation, and prepare thyself for the research of their fathers; -
Webster
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
World English Bible
"Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
Youngs Literal Translation
For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
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Bildad's First Response To Job
7
your final days will be full of prosperity.
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
Our days on earth are but a shadow.
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Cross References
Job 15:18
and was not suppressed by their ancestors,
Deuteronomy 4:32
“Indeed, ask about the earlier days that preceded you, from the day God created man on the earth and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything like this great event ever happened, or has anything like it been heard of?
Deuteronomy 32:7
consider the years long past.
Ask your father, and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will teach you.
Job 12:12
and understanding comes with long life.
Job 15:10
men older than your father.
Job 32:6-7
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell
Psalm 44:1
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
our ancestors have told us—
the work You accomplished in their days,
in days long ago:
Psalm 78:3-4
and that our fathers have passed down to us.
Isaiah 38:19
as I do today;
a father will make Your faithfulness known to children.
Romans 15:4
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction,
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us,