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


In Context

6 if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your rightful place.

7 Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.

8 "Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,

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

10 Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?

11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, for 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:)