6 verses · New Living Translation · Dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought)
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Job Chapter 25 contains 6 verses and is presented here in the New Living Translation (NLT), which uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 42 chapters in Job.
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2“God is powerful and dreadful.He enforces peace in the heavens.
3Who is able to count his heavenly army?Doesn’t his light shine on all the earth?
4How can a mortal be innocent before God?Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
5God is more glorious than the moon;he shines brighter than the stars.
6In comparison, people are maggots;we mortals are mere worms.”
Job 25 in the New Living Translation (NLT) contains 6 verses. The NLT uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach, first published in 1996 (rev. 2015).
The New Living Translation uses dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), 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 Living Translation. The book of Job has 42 chapters total.