14if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'


In Context

11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.

12 These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.'

13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

14 if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'

15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?

16 Will it go down to the gates of death ? Will we descend together into the dust?"

Job 17:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, 'You are my father;' to the worm, 'My mother,' and 'my sister;'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14To corruption I have called: — 'Thou art my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14I have said to corruption, You are my father: to the worm, You are my mother, and my sister.