3The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:


In Context

1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —

2 Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.

3 The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:

4 This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?

5 That the singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

Job 20:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:3I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:3The doctrine with which thou reprovest me, I will hear, and the spirit of my understanding shall answer for me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:3I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and my spirit answereth me by mine understanding.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, and the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.