Job 7:12 — Compare All Translations

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

A sea-[monster] am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?

English ASV

Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

English Amplified

Am I the sea, or the sea monster, that You set a watch over me?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Am I the sea, or the sea monster, that You set a watch over me?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Am I the sea or a sea monster, that you keep me under guard?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me?

English EASY 2024

Why do you have to watch me, God, like a guard? Do you think that I am a dangerous monster from the sea?

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Am I one of your enemies? Is that why you put a guard over me?

Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Why do you keep me under guard? Do you think I am a sea monster?

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have set a guard over me?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Am I the sea or a sea monster, that You keep me under guard?

English KJV 1611

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

English LSB

Am I the sea or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that You set a guard over me?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

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

Am I the sea, or a monster of the deep, that you place a watch over me? Why have you set me up as an object of attack; or why should I be a target for you?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Am I the ocean? Am I the sea monster? If I'm not, why do you guard me so closely?

English NIV

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?

English NKJ 1982

Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?

English NLT

Am I a sea monster that you place a guard on me?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Am I the Sea, or the Dragon, that you set a guard over me?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that thou settest a guard over me?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“O God, am I some monster that you never let me alone?

English Tyndale 1537

Am I a sea, or a whalefish, that thou keepest me so in prison?

Job 7:12 — Compare Translations