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Job 17:4

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17:4Because9 you have closed their10 minds to understanding,

therefore you will not exalt them.11

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Footnotes

  1. 9 This half-verse gives the reason for the next half-verse.
  2. 10 The pronoun their refers to Job’s friends. They have not pledged security for him because God has hidden or sealed off their understanding.
  3. 11 The object “them” is supplied. This is the simplest reading of the line, taking the verb is an active Polel. Some suggest that the subject is “their hand” and the verb is to be translated “is not raised.” This would carry through the thought of the last verse, but it is not necessary to the point.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,

therefore you will not let them triumph.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have closed their minds to understanding;

therefore you will not let them triumph.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You have closed their minds to understanding,

therefore you will not honor them.

NLTNew Living Translation

You have closed their minds to understanding,

but do not let them triumph.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding;

therefore, you will not let them triumph.

KJV 1900King James Version

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:

Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.