17I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.


In Context

14 I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.

15 I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.

16 I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.

17 I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.

18 And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.

19 My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.

Job 29:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:17I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:17And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:17And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:17And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:17And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:17And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:17And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.