Job 39:17 — Compare All Translations

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

For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:

English ASV

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

English Amplified

For God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has He imparted to her understanding.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has He imparted to her understanding.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For God has deprived her of wisdom; he has not endowed her with understanding.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

English EASY 2024

This is because I did not give wisdom to ostriches. I did not give them minds that understand things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

That's because I did not give wisdom to the ostrich. She is foolish, and I made her that way.

because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It was I who made her foolish and did not give her wisdom.

English God's Word - GW 1995

because God has deprived it of wisdom and did not give it any understanding.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

English KJV 1611

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

English LSB

Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

because God has deprived her of wisdom, nor has He imparted understanding to her.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

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

For God has withheld wisdom from her and has given her no share in understanding.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I did not provide ostriches with wisdom. I did not give them good sense.

English NIV

for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.

English NKJ 1982

Because God deprived her of wisdom, And did not endow her with understanding.

English NLT

for God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

because God has made it forget wisdom, and given it no share in understanding.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

because God has made her forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for God has deprived her of wisdom.

English Tyndale 1537

And that because God hath taken wisdom from him, and hath not given him understanding.

Job 39:17 — Compare Translations