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Job 15:17–19

17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you;

let me tell you what I have seen,v

18 what the wise have declared,

hiding nothing received from their ancestorsw

19 (to whom alone the landx was given

when no foreigners moved among them):

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Job 15:17–19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 “I will show you; hear me,

and what I have seen I will declare

18 (what wise men have told,

without hiding it from their fathers,

19 to whom alone the land was given,

and no stranger passed among them).

Job 15:17–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 I will shew thee, hear me;

And that which I have seen I will declare;

18 Which wise men have told

From their fathers, and have not hid it:

19 Unto whom alone the earth was given,

And no stranger passed among them.

Job 15:17–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “If you will listen, I will show you.

I will answer you from my own experience.

18 And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men

who have heard the same thing from their fathers—

19 from those to whom the land was given

long before any foreigners arrived.

Job 15:17–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 “I will tell you, hear me;

What I have seen I will declare,

18 What wise men have told,

Not hiding anything received from their fathers,

19 To whom alone the land was given,

And no alien passed among them:

Job 15:17–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “Listen to me, and I will tell you about it;

I will tell you what I have seen.

18 These are things wise men have told;

their ancestors told them, and they have hidden nothing.

19 (The land was given to their fathers only,

and no foreigner lived among them.)

Job 15:17–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 I will show thee, hear thou me;

And that which I have seen I will declare

18 (Which wise men have told

From their fathers, and have not hid it;

19 Unto whom alone the land was given,

And no stranger passed among them):

Job 15:17–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 I will shew thee, listen to me; and what I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden; 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

Job 15:17–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “I’ll tell you; listen to me! 

I’ll relate what I have seen. 

18 I’ll tell you what wise people have declared 

and what was not kept secret from their ancestors. 

19 (The land was given to them alone, 

and no stranger passed through their land.) 

Job 15:17–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Listen to me and I will inform you.

I will describe what I have seen,

18 what was declared by wise men

and was not suppressed by their ancestors,

19 the land was given to them alone

when no foreigner passed among them.

Job 15:17–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 “I will show you; listen to me;

what I have seen I will declare—

18 what sages have told,

and their ancestors have not hidden,

19 to whom alone the land was given,

and no stranger passed among them.

Job 15:17–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 “I will show you, listen to me;

and what I have seen, I will tell—

18 what wise men have told,

and they have not hidden that which is from their ancestors,

19 to whom alone the land was given,

and no stranger passed through their midst.

Job 15:17–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “Listen to me. I’ll explain things to you.

Let me tell you what I’ve seen.

18 I’ll tell you what those who are wise have said.

They don’t hide anything they’ve received

from their people of long ago.

19 The land was given only to those people.

Their wisdom didn’t come from outsiders.

And here’s what those who are wise have said.

Job 15:17–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “I will tell you, listen to me;

And what I have seen I will also declare;

18 What wise men have told,

And have not concealed from their fathers,

19 To whom alone the land was given,

And no alien passed among them.


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