Job 9:26

Job 9:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
• New International Version (NIV)They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey.

Context of Job 9:26

24The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it? 25And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good. They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey. 27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up, 28I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

Job 9:26 word by word

חָ֭לְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Job 9:26

• Job 39:27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?
• 2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
• Proverbs 23:5wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.
• Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
• Lamentations 4:19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us hotly upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
• Habakkuk 1:8And their horses are swifter than the leopards, and are more agile than the evening wolves; and their horsemen prance proudly, and their horsemen come from afar: they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.

Commentaries on Job 9:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26As the swift ships - אבה אניות oniyoth ebeh . Ships of desire, or ships of Ebeh, says our margin; perhaps more correctly, inflated ships, the sails bellying out with a fair brisk wind, tide favorable, and the vessels themselves lightly freighted. The Vulgate has, Like ships freighted with apples. Ships laden with the best fruits - Targum. Ships well adapted for sailing - Arabic. Shipes that be good under sale - Coverdale. Probably this relates to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26They are passed away as the swift ships - Margin, Ships of desire; or ships of Ebeh. Hebrew אבה אניה 'onı̂yâh 'êbeh Vulgate, Naves poma portantes. Septuagint, “Is there any track left by ships in their passage?” The Chaldee renders it as the Vulgate, “Ships bearing good fruit;” that is, as such fruit was perishable, haste was required in order to reach the place of destination. Our translators were evidently perplexed by the word אבה 'êbeh as appears…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 What little need have we of pastimes, and what great need to redeem time, when it runs on so fast towards eternity! How vain the enjoyments of time, which we may quite lose while yet time continues! The remembrance of having done our duty will be pleasing afterwards; so will not the remembrance of having got worldly wealth, when it is all lost and gone. Job's complaint of God, as one that could not be appeased and would not relent, was the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. swift ships--rather, canoes of reeds or papyrus skiffs, used on the Nile, swift from their lightness (Is 18:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 9:26

• Afflictions and Adversities
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Commentaries on Job 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings