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Job 7:21

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7:21And why do you not pardon my transgression,

and take away my iniquity?

For now I will lie down in the dust,73

and you will seek me diligently,74

but I will be gone.”

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Footnotes

  1. 73 The has, “for now I will depart to the earth.”
  2. 74 The verb שָׁחַר (shakhar) in the Piel has been translated “to seek early in the morning” because of the possible link with the word “dawn.” But the verb more properly means “to seek diligently” (by implication).

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why do you not pardon my transgression

and take away my iniquity?

For now I shall lie in the earth;

you will seek me, but I shall not be.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why do you not pardon my offenses

and forgive my sins?

For I will soon lie down in the dust;

you will search for me, but I will be no more.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why not forgive my sin

and pardon my iniquity?

For soon I will lie down in the grave.

You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Why not just forgive my sin

and take away my guilt?

For soon I will lie down in the dust and die.

When you look for me, I will be gone.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And why do you not pardon my transgression

and take away my guilt?

For now I shall lie in the dust,

and you will seek me, but I will be no more.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression,

And take away mine iniquity?

For now shall I sleep in the dust;

And thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

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