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Job 19:17
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KJ21
My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the sake of the children of my own body.
ASV
My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.
AMP
“My breath is repulsive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
AMPC
I am repulsive to my wife and loathsome to the children of my own mother.
BRG
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
CSB
My breath is offensive to my wife, and my own family finds me repulsive.
CSBA
My breath is offensive to my wife, and my own family finds me repulsive.
CEB
My breath stinks to my wife; I am odious to my children.
CJB
“My wife can’t stand my breath, I am loathsome to my own family.
CEV
My breath disgusts my wife; everyone in my family turns away.
DARBY
My breath is strange to my wife, and my entreaties to the children of my [mother's] womb.
DRA
My wife hath abhorred my breath, and I entreated the children of my womb.
ERV
My wife hates the smell of my breath. My own brothers hate me.
EASY
My wife moves away from the smell of my breath. My brothers stay away from me.
EHV
My breath keeps my wife away from me, and I am repulsive to my mother’s children.
ESV
My breath is strange to my wife, and I am a stench to the children of my own mother.
ESVUK
My breath is strange to my wife, and I am a stench to the children of my own mother.
EXB
My wife ·can’t stand [abhors] my breath, and my own family ·dislikes me [finds me repulsive].
GNV
My breath was strange unto my wife, though I prayed her for the children’s sake of mine own body.
GW
My breath offends my wife. I stink to my own children.
GNT
My wife can't stand the smell of my breath, and my own brothers won't come near me.
HCSB
My breath is offensive to my wife, and my own family finds me repulsive.
ICB
My wife hates my breath. My own family hates me.
ISV
My wife says my breath stinks; even my children say I smell bad!
JUB
My spirit came to be strange to my wife, although I intreated her for the sons of my own body.
KJV
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
AKJV
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
LSB
My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
LEB
My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
TLB
My own wife and brothers refuse to recognize me.
MSG
“God alienated my family from me; everyone who knows me avoids me. My relatives and friends have all left; houseguests forget I ever existed. The servant girls treat me like a deadbeat off the street, look at me like they’ve never seen me before. I call my attendant and he ignores me, ignores me even though I plead with him. My wife can’t stand to be around me anymore. I’m repulsive to my family. Even street urchins despise me; when I come out, they taunt and jeer. Everyone I’ve ever been close to abhors me; my dearest loved ones reject me. I’m nothing but a bag of bones; my life hangs by a thread.
MEV
My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to the children of my own body.
NOG
My breath offends my wife. I stink to my own children.
NABRE
My breath is abhorrent to my wife; I am loathsome to my very children.
NASB
My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
NASB1995
“My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
NCB
“My wife finds my breath repulsive; my stench is loathsome to my relatives.
NCV
My wife can’t stand my breath, and my own family dislikes me.
NET
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my brothers.
NIRV
My wife can’t stand the way my breath smells. My own family won’t have anything to do with me.
NIV
My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
NIVUK
My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
NKJV
My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am repulsive to the children of my own body.
NLV
My breath smells bad to my wife, and I am hated by my own brothers.
NLT
My breath is repulsive to my wife. I am rejected by my own family.
NRSVA
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
NRSVACE
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
NRSVCE
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
NRSVUE
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family.
OJB
My ruach is repulsive to my isha, loathsome to bnei beten of mine.
RGT
“My breath was strange to my wife, though I begged her for the sake of the children of my own body.
RSV
I am repulsive to my wife, loathsome to the sons of my own mother.
RSVCE
I am repulsive to my wife, loathsome to the sons of my own mother.
TLV
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my children.
VOICE
My breath is strange; even my wife avoids me; I’m loathsome to my relatives; they can’t stand to be around me.
WEB
My breath is offensive to my wife. I am loathsome to the children of my own mother.
WYC
My wife loathed my breath; and I prayed (for) the sons of my womb. (My wife loathed my very breath; even though I prayed for the sons of my womb.)
YLT
My spirit is strange to my wife, And my favours to the sons of my [mother's] womb.
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