Job 9:34 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
English ASV
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
English Amplified
That He might take His rod away from [threatening] me, and that the fear of Him might not terrify me.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
That He might take His rod away from [threatening] me, and that the fear of Him might not terrify me.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Let him take his rod away from me so his terror will no longer frighten me.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,
English EASY 2024
Nobody can stop God from punishing me. If that were possible, I would not be afraid any more.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
I wish someone could take away the threat of God's punishment. Then he would not frighten me anymore.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Stop punishing me, God! Keep your terrors away!
English God's Word - GW 1995
God should take his rod away from me, and he should not terrify me.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Let Him take His rod away from me so His terror will no longer frighten me.
English KJV 1611
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
English LSB
Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not dread of Him terrify me.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
and withdraw his rod from me. Would that his terrors did not frighten me;
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
who would take his rod away from me so that his terror would not make me afraid.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
I wish someone would keep God from punishing me. Then his terror wouldn't frighten me anymore.
English NIV
someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.
English NKJ 1982
Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
English NLT
The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
If he would take his rod away from me, and not let dread of him terrify me,
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Oh, let him stop beating me, so that I need no longer live in terror of his punishment.
English Tyndale 1537
Let him take his rod away from me, yea let him make me no more afraid of him,