8For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,


In Context

5 If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,

6 If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

7 And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

8 For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,

9 (For of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.)

10 Do they not shew thee — speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?

Job 8:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire of the former generation, and search diligently into the memory of the fathers:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8|Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers: