Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

For please ask of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers,

New American Standard Bible

“Please inquire of past generations,
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:

Holman Bible

For ask the previous generation,
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,

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 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

I pray thee, of the former
ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

age
דּר דּור 
Dowr 
Usage: 167

References

Easton

Age

Morish

Watsons

Job

Context Readings

Bildad's First Response To Job

7 And if your beginning was small, yet your end would greatly increase. 8 For please ask of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers, 9 for we are but of yesterday and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.



Cross References

Job 15:18

that which wise men have told, and have not hidden from their fathers;

Deuteronomy 4:32

For ask now of the days past which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of the heavens to the other end of the heavens, where there has been a thing as great as this, or has been heard any like it.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.

Job 12:12

With the aged is wisdom, and understanding in length of days.

Job 15:10

With us are both the gray-headed and aged, mightier than your father as to days.

Job 32:6-7

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and you are very old; therefore I was afraid, and dared not show you my opinion.

Psalm 44:1

To the Chief Musician. For the sons of Korah, a contemplation. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work which You did in their days, in the days of old.

Psalm 78:3-4

which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the sons.

Romans 15:4

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, so that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

1 Corinthians 10:11

And all these things happened to them as examples; and it is written for our warning on whom the ends of the world have come.

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