9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.


In Context

6 If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;

7 And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;

9 For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.

10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

11 Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?

Job 8:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:9for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow:)

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9(For of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.)

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow:)