Job 17:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.

English ASV

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

English Amplified

But their hearts [Lord] You have closed to understanding; therefore You will not let them triumph [by giving them a verdict against me].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But their hearts [Lord] You have closed to understanding; therefore You will not let them triumph [by giving them a verdict against me].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not honor them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt [them].

English EASY 2024

You have stopped my friends from thinking properly. So do not allow them to win the argument.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You have closed my friends' minds, and they don't understand. Please don't let them win.

Since you have closed their hearts to understanding, therefore you will not let them triumph.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You have closed their minds to reason; don't let them triumph over me now.

English God's Word - GW 1995

You have closed their minds so that they cannot understand. That is why you will not honor them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You have closed their minds to understanding, therefore You will not honor [them].

English KJV 1611

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

English LSB

For You have hidden their heart from insight, Therefore You will not exalt them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For You have hidden their heart from understanding. Therefore will You not exalt them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For You have kept their heart from understanding, Therefore You will not exalt them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

You darken their minds to knowledge; therefore they do not understand.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You have closed the minds of those who are trying to comfort me. They don't understand that I haven't done anything wrong. So don't let them win the argument.

English NIV

You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.

English NKJ 1982

For You have hidden their heart from understanding; Therefore You will not exalt them.

English NLT

You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Since you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not let them triumph.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Since thou hast closed their minds to understanding, therefore thou wilt not let them triumph.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But you, O God, have kept them back from understanding this. Oh, do not let them triumph.

English Tyndale 1537

Thou hast withholden their hearts from understanding, therefore shall they not be set up on high.(an hye)

Job 17:4 — Compare Translations