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width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Job 21:7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/21-6.htm" title="Job 21:6">◄</a> Job 21:7 <a href="../job/21-8.htm" title="Job 21:8">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why do the wicked <i>still</i> live, Grow old, <i>and</i> also become very powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why do the wicked <i>still</i> live, Continue on, also become very powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why do the wicked <i>still</i> live, Become old, and become mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do the wicked continue to live, growing old and becoming powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do the wicked continue to live, growing old and becoming powerful? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why do evil people live so long and gain such power? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why does God let evil people live, let them grow old and prosper? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, and even become more powerful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live <i>and</i> become old, Yes, become mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/21.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/21.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, are mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/21.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live? They grow old and yea, they become mighty <i>in</i> power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/21.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/21.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/21.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Wherefore do wicked men liue, come to their olde age, and increase in richesse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/21.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Wherfore do wicked me lyue in health and prosperite, come to their olde age, & increase in riches?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live? They have become old, "" Indeed, they have been mighty in wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore shall the unjust live? They grew old, also they were strong in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why then do the impious live, having been lifted up and strengthened with riches?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, why are the wicked alive and mighty men of power growing old?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why do the ungodly live, and why are the mighty in power full of years?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">do the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: yiḥ·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">live on,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275: ‘ā·ṯə·qū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To move, proceed, advance. A primitive root; to remove figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe.">growing old</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396: gā·ḇə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be strong, mighty. A primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently.">increasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥā·yil (N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">in power?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069. madduwa' (mad-doo'-ah) -- why? for what reason?">Wherefore</a><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal"> do the wicked</a><a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421. chayah (khaw-yaw') -- live"> live</a><a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275. athaq (aw-thak') -- to move, proceed, advance">? They have become old</a><a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396. gabar (gaw-bar') -- to be strong, mighty">, Yea, they have been mighty</a><a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428. chayil (khah'-yil) -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army"> in wealth.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="מַדּוּעַ Pd 4069">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע ampa 7563"> do the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="חיה vqi3mp 2421"> continue to live</a>, <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="עתק vqp3cp 6275">growing old</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="גבר vqp3cp 1396"> becoming powerful</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsa 2428"></a>?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069. madduwa' (mad-doo'-ah) -- why? for what reason?">"Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal">do the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421a.htm" title="2421a">[still] live,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275. athaq (aw-thak') -- to move, proceed, advance">Continue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571. gam (gam) -- also, moreover, yea">on, also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396. gabar (gaw-bar') -- to be strong, mighty">become</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428. chayil (khah'-yil) -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army">very</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428. chayil (khah'-yil) -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army">powerful?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal">Wherefore do the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421. chayah (khaw-yaw') -- leave">live,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275. athaq (aw-thak') -- to move, proceed, advance">become old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396. gabar (gaw-bar') -- to be strong, mighty">yea, are mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428. chayil (khah'-yil) -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army">in power?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/21-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/21-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 21:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 21:8" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>