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Job 34:20
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KJ21
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
ASV
In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.
AMP
“In a moment they die, even at midnight The people are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.
AMPC
In a moment they die; even at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no [human] hand.
BRG
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
CSB
They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort.
CSBA
They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort.
CEB
In the middle of the night they suddenly die; people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are removed, not by a human hand.
CJB
They may die in a moment, in the middle of the night — the people are shaken and pass away, the mighty are removed without human hands.
CEV
Even powerful rulers die in the darkness of night when they least expect it, just like the rest of us.
DARBY
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
DRA
They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.
ERV
Any of us can die suddenly, in the middle of the night. Anyone can get sick and pass away. Even powerful people die for no reason we can see.
EASY
Anyone may die suddenly, in the middle of the night. God may shake them, so that they die. He easily removes even the most powerful people.
EHV
In a moment they die, in the middle of the night. People are shaken, and they pass away. Even the mighty are taken away effortlessly, without a human hand,
ESV
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
ESVUK
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
EXB
They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night. ·They are struck down [L The people are shaken], and then they pass away; powerful people ·die [are taken away] ·without help [or not by human hand].
GNV
They shall die suddenly, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass forth and take away the mighty without hand.
GW
They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.
GNT
We may suddenly die at night. God strikes us down and we perish; he kills the mighty with no effort at all.
HCSB
They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort.
ICB
They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night. The rich are struck down, and then they pass away. Powerful people die without man’s help.
ISV
“They die suddenly, in the middle of the night; people suffer seizures and pass away; even valiant men can be taken away— and not by human hands.
JUB
In a moment they shall die, and the peoples shall be troubled at midnight and shall pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
KJV
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
AKJV
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
LSB
In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.
LEB
In a moment they die, and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away, and they take away the mighty effortlessly.
TLB
In a moment they die, and at midnight great and small shall suddenly pass away, removed by no human hand.
MSG
“So, Job, use your head; this is all pretty obvious. Can someone who hates order, keep order? Do you dare condemn the righteous, mighty God? Doesn’t God always tell it like it is, exposing corrupt rulers as scoundrels and criminals? Does he play favorites with the rich and famous and slight the poor? Isn’t he equally responsible to everybody? Don’t people who deserve it die without notice? Don’t wicked rulers tumble to their doom? When the so-called great ones are wiped out, we know God is working behind the scenes.
MEV
In a moment they will die, and the people will be troubled at midnight and pass away, and the mighty will be taken away without a hand.
NOG
They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.
NABRE
in a moment they die, even at midnight. People are shaken, and pass away, the powerful are removed without lifting a hand;
NASB
In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a hand.
NASB1995
“In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.
NCB
They die suddenly, without warning, in the middle of the night; at his touch the rich are no more, and he removes the mighty without lifting a finger.
NCV
They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night. They are struck down, and then they pass away; powerful people die without help.
NET
In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.
NIRV
They die suddenly in the middle of the night. God strikes them down, and they pass away. Even people who are mighty are removed, but not by human hands.
NIV
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
NIVUK
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
NKJV
In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; The people are shaken and pass away; The mighty are taken away without a hand.
NLV
In a short time they die. At midnight the people are shaken and pass away. And the powerful are taken away by no human hand.
NLT
In a moment they die. In the middle of the night they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
NRSVA
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
NRSVACE
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
NRSVCE
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
NRSVUE
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
OJB
In a moment shall they die, and at chatzot lailah the people shall be shaken, and pass away, and the mighty shall be taken away without human hand.
RGT
“They shall die suddenly. And the people shall be troubled at midnight. And they shall pass forth and take away the mighty without power.
RSV
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
RSVCE
In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
TLV
They die in a moment, at midnight, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed without a hand.
VOICE
All of a sudden, in the middle of the night, people perish; they are shaken, and then they pass away; the strong and mighty, apart from any human hand, are taken.
WEB
In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
WYC
They shall die suddenly, and at midnight peoples shall be troubled; and shall pass, and shall take away a violent man without hand. (And then suddenly they shall die, yea, at midnight these people shall be troubled, and shall pass away; he shall take away a mighty man, without even raising a hand.)
YLT
[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
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