Job 39:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.

New Living Translation
For God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding.

English Standard Version
because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding.

Berean Study Bible
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

New American Standard Bible
Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

NASB 1995
Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

NASB 1977
Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

Amplified Bible
For God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

Christian Standard Bible
For God has deprived her of wisdom; he has not endowed her with understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

Contemporary English Version
I myself made her foolish and without common sense.

Good News Translation
It was I who made her foolish and did not give her wisdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because God has deprived it of wisdom and did not give it any understanding.

International Standard Version
because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.

NET Bible
For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

New King James Version
Because God deprived her of wisdom, And did not endow her with understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

New Heart English Bible
because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

World English Bible
because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

American King James Version
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

American Standard Version
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

A Faithful Version
Because God did not endow her with wisdom, and He has not imparted to her understanding.

Darby Bible Translation
For +God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

English Revised Version
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Webster's Bible Translation
Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(39:20) For God had depriued him of wisedom, and hath giuen him no part of vnderstanding.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And that because God hath taken wysdome from her, & hath not geuen her vnderstanding.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And that because God hath taken wisdome from him, & hath not geuen him vnderstondinge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For God has caused her to forget wisdom, "" And He has not given a portion "" To her in understanding;

Young's Literal Translation
For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:

Smith's Literal Translation
For God caused her to forget wisdom, and he divided not to her in understanding.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For God has deprived her of wisdom; neither has he given her understanding.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because God has increased wisdom and he has not distributed understanding to her

Lamsa Bible
God has increased wisdom, but he has not given her a portion of it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For God has withholden wisdom from her, and not given her a portion in understanding.
















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