Berean Standard Bible
“Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?”
After Job has lost his children, wealth and health, he sits in silence with his friends for seven days. Then, for the first time, he speaks, and what comes out is a lament over his own existence.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
World English Bible (WEB)
“Why didn’t I die from the womb? Why didn’t I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?
King James Version (KJV)
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Why did death not take me when I came out of my mother's body, why did I not, when I came out, give up my last breath?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Por qué no morí yo desde la matriz, o fuí traspasado en saliendo del vientre?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»¿Por qué no morí al nacer?
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