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Job 7:17

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Job 7:17 · King James Version

In other versions

  • What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

    ASV

  • What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,

    BBE

  • What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

    DBY

  • What is man, that you should magnify him, That you should set your mind on him,

    WEB

  • What `is' man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

    YLT

  • What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set yours heart upon him?

    ENG

  • What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?

    WBT

  • What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

    BSB

In context

15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

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