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you will cover over my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My sins would be sealed in a pouch, and you would cover my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My transgression <i>is</i> sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My transgression <i>is</i> sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My wrongdoing is sealed up in a bag, And You cover over my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou dost wrap up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my wickedness [from Your view].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />you would put them in a bag, tie it tight, and toss them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fastenest up mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My disobedience will be closed up in a bag, and you will cover over my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will forgive them and put them away; you will wipe out all the wrongs I have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My transgressions would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and You sew up my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sealed up in a bag is my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a purse, and thou wilt patch upon mine iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast sealed up my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured my iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My misdeeds would be sealed up in a pouch, and you would cover over my guilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My transgressions are sealed up in a bag, and thou removest from me my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Seal my debts in a bundle and remove my sins from me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou heapest up mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />An thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2205" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">My transgression</a> <a href="/hebrew/2856.htm" title="2856: ḥā·ṯum (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">would be sealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6872.htm" title="6872: biṣ·rō·wr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A parcel, a kernel, particle. Or tsror; from tsarar; a parcel; also a kernel or particle.">in a bag,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2950.htm" title="2950: wat·tiṭ·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To smear, plaster over, stick, glue. A primitive root; properly, to stick on as a patch; figuratively, to impute falsely.">and You would cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">my iniquity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a></span><br />“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19</a></span><br />that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-9.htm">Psalm 51:9</a></span><br />Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a></span><br />Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you sew up my iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">sealed up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-19.htm">Job 21:19</a></b></br> God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Deuteronomy 32:34</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not this laid up in store with me, <i>and</i> sealed up among my treasures?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12</a></b></br> The iniquity of Ephraim <i>is</i> bound up; his sin <i>is</i> hid.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Corded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Wrap</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Corded</a> <a href="/job/16-18.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/job/15-5.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/15-5.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Wrap</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Job 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">He waits for his change</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm">By sin the creature is subject to corruption</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This imagery suggests the idea of God keeping a record of sins, yet also implies the potential for them to be concealed or forgotten. The concept of sealing is seen elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Daniel 12:4</a>, where a vision is sealed until the end times, indicating preservation and confidentiality. Theologically, this phrase reflects the human desire for sins to be hidden from divine judgment, a theme echoed in <a href="/psalms/32.htm">Psalm 32:1</a>, where the blessedness of forgiven transgressions is celebrated.<p><b>and You would cover over my iniquity</b><br>The act of covering iniquity is a metaphor for forgiveness and atonement. In the Old Testament, the Day of Atonement involved the high priest making atonement for the people’s sins, symbolically covering them (Leviticus 16). This anticipates the ultimate covering of sin through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice provides the means for true and lasting forgiveness (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a>). The covering of iniquity also connects to the concept of God’s mercy, as seen in <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2</a>, where God forgives the iniquity of His people and covers all their sins. This phrase underscores the hope for divine grace and the removal of guilt, a central theme in the redemptive narrative of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God is the one whom Job addresses, expressing his feelings of despair and seeking understanding of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health, which lead him to question the nature of suffering and divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sin_and_forgiveness.htm">Understanding Sin and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Job's imagery of sin being "sealed up in a bag" suggests a sense of permanence and accountability. However, the covering of iniquity points to the hope of divine forgiveness. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is both just and merciful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_divine_justice.htm">The Nature of Divine Justice</a></b><br>Job's lament reflects a struggle with understanding God's justice. Christians are reminded that God's ways are higher than ours, and His justice, though sometimes inscrutable, is perfect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_faith.htm">The Role of Suffering in Faith</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches that suffering can lead to a deeper understanding of God and oneself. It challenges believers to trust in God's sovereignty even when circumstances are difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_redemption.htm">Hope in Redemption</a></b><br>The covering of iniquity foreshadows the redemptive work of Christ, who ultimately covers and removes our sins. This offers believers hope and assurance of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering.htm">Why does God allow injustice and suffering to persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_james.htm">What does Jesus as propitiation for our sins mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_verbal_plenary_inspiration.htm">How were Old Testament saints saved before Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_essence_of_evil.htm">What constitutes the essence of evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My transgression is sealed up in a bag</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Deuteronomy 32:34</a>); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> God keeps account of all my transgressions. It is as if he put them all into a bag (compare "Put my tears into thy bottle," <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a>), whence they can be taken out and brought against me at any moment. They are "sealed up" in the bag for greater security. <span class="cmt_word">And thou sewest up mine iniquity.</span> (So Ewald, Dillmaun, Canon Cook, and the Revised Version.) Others think the meaning to be, "Thou addest to my iniquity [continually];" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by placing fresh sins to my account. (So Schultens and Rosenmuller.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My transgression</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would be sealed</span><br /><span class="heb">חָתֻ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṯum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seal, affix a seal, seal up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a bag,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּצְר֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(biṣ·rō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6872.htm">Strong's 6872: </a> </span><span class="str2">A parcel, a kernel, particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and You would cover</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiṭ·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2950.htm">Strong's 2950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stick on as a, patch, to impute falsely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:17 My disobedience is sealed up (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>