6 verses · King James Version · Formal equivalence (word-for-word)
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Job Chapter 25 contains 6 verses and is presented here in the King James Version (KJV), which uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 42 chapters in Job.
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Job 25 in the King James Version (KJV) contains 6 verses. The KJV uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach, first published in 1611.
The King James Version uses formal equivalence (word-for-word), preserving the classic English of 1611. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Job 25 for a different perspective.
Job Chapter 25 contains 6 verses in the King James Version. The book of Job has 42 chapters total.