| Verse | Comparing Text |
| Job 21:17 | How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. |
| Text From Selected Translation | Comparing Text | Translation |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That God distributeth sorrows in his anger? | American Standard |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords? | Basic English |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How oft is the candle [05216] of the wicked [07563] put out [01846] ! and how oft cometh [0935] their destruction [0343] upon them! God distributeth [02505] sorrows [02256] in his anger [0639]. | Strong Concordance |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How often is the candle of the wicked put out! and how often comes their destruction upon them! God distributes sorrows in his anger. | Updated King James |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger. | Young's Literal |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows to them in his anger? | Darby |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft cometh their destruction upon them? God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | Webster |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger? | World English |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How often shall the lamp of the wicked be put out, and a deluge come upon them, and he shall distribute the sorrows of his wrath? | Douay Rheims |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | quotiens lucerna impiorum extinguetur et superveniet eis inundatio et dolores dividet furoris sui | Jerome's Vulgate |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger? | Hebrew Names |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | Oh cuántas veces la lámpara de los impíos es apagada, Y viene sobre ellos su quebranto, Y Dios en su ira les reparte dolores! | Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | ¡Oh cuántas veces el candil de los impíos es apagado, y viene sobre ellos su contrición, y con su ira Dios les reparte dolores! | Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger? |
New American Standard Bible© |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How often [then] is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes upon them? That God distributes pains and sorrows to them in His anger? | Amplified Bible© |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | Mais arrive-t-il souvent que leur lampe s`éteigne, Que la misère fonde sur eux, Que Dieu leur distribue leur part dans sa colère, | Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | ¶ Combien de fois la lampe des méchants s'éteint-elle, et leur calamité vient-elle sur eux, et leur distribue-t-Il des douleurs dans sa colère, | John Darby (French) |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | Quantas vezes sucede que se apague a lâmpada dos ímpios? que lhes sobrevenha a sua destruição? que Deus na sua ira lhes reparta dores? | Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |