Job 1:21

21 And said,

cNaked came I out of my mother’s womb,

And naked shall I return thither:

The dLord egave, and the Lord hath taken away;

fBlessed be the name of the Lord.

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Job 1:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will depart.

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;

may the name of the Lord be praised.”

Job 1:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 1:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 He said,

“I came naked from my mother’s womb,

and I will be naked when I leave.

The Lord gave me what I had,

and the Lord has taken it away.

Praise the name of the Lord!”

Job 1:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 And he said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked shall I return there.

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;

Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 1:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 He said:

“I was naked when I was born,

and I will be naked when I die.

The Lord gave these things to me,

and he has taken them away.

Praise the name of the Lord.”

Job 1:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Job 1:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!

Job 1:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 He said,

“Naked I came from my mother,

and naked I will return.

The Lord has given,

and the Lord has taken away!

May the name of the Lord be praised.”

Job 1:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 saying:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will leave this life.

The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.

Praise the name of Yahweh.

Job 1:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 1:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Then he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”

Job 1:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 He said,

“I was born naked.

And I’ll leave here naked.

You have given, and you have taken away.

May your name be praised.”

Job 1:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 He said,

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked I shall return there.

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

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