Passage
Job 13.26
26. For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth: (ASV)Book: Job · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy? 25. Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26. For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:
- Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet: 28. Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten. (Job 13:24-28, ASV)
WEB
24. Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy? 25. Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26. For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
- You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet, 28. though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. (Job 13:24-28, WEB)
KJV
24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25. Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26. For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
- Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. lookest: Heb. observest heels: Heb. roots 28. And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. (Job 13:24-28, KJV)
YLT
24. Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee? 25. A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue?
26. For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth:
- And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print, 28. And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him. (Job 13:24-28, YLT)
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Theological reading
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Key words
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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