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


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,

6 Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike —

Job 20:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:4"Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since man was placed on the earth,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:4This I know from the beginning, since man was placed upon the earth,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4Knowest thou not this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Knowest thou not this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:4Don't you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:4Know you not this of old, since man was placed on earth,