26They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.


In Context

23 When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.

24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?

25 "My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.

26 They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.

27 If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,'

28 I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent.

Job 9:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey.