6 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)
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Job Chapter 25 contains 6 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 42 chapters in Job.
1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
2'Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishes peace in His heights.
3'Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?
4'How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
5'If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight,
6How much less man, [that] maggot, And the son of man, [that] worm!'
Job 25 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 6 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).
The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Job 25 for a different perspective.
Job Chapter 25 contains 6 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of Job has 42 chapters total.