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Job 17:8

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17:8Upright men are appalled18 at this;

the innocent man is troubled19 with the godless.

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Footnotes

  1. 18 This verb שָׁמַם (shamam, “appalled”) is the one found in Isa 52:14, translated there “astonished.”
  2. 19 The verb means “to rouse oneself to excitement.” It naturally means “to be agitated; to be stirred up.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The upright are appalled at this,

and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The upright are appalled at this;

the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The upright are appalled at this,

and the innocent are roused against the godless.

NLTNew Living Translation

The virtuous are horrified when they see me.

The innocent rise up against the ungodly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The upright are appalled at this,

and the innocent excites himself over the godless.

KJV 1900King James Version

Upright men shall be astonied at this,

And the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.