Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version what the wise have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors New Living Translation And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers— English Standard Version (what wise men have told, without hiding it from their fathers, Berean Standard Bible what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers, King James Bible Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: New King James Version What wise men have told, Not hiding anything received from their fathers, New American Standard Bible What wise people have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, NASB 1995 What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, NASB 1977 What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, Legacy Standard Bible What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, Amplified Bible What wise men have [freely] told, And have not hidden [anything passed on to them] from their fathers, Christian Standard Bible what the wise have declared and not concealed, that came from their ancestors, Holman Christian Standard Bible what was declared by wise men and was not suppressed by their ancestors, American Standard Version (Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it; Aramaic Bible in Plain English What the wise have shown and have not hidden from their fathers Brenton Septuagint Translation things wise men say, and their fathers have not hidden. Contemporary English Version wisdom known by others since ancient times. Douay-Rheims Bible Wise men confess and hide not their fathers. English Revised Version (Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it; GOD'S WORD® Translation I'll tell you what wise people have declared and what was not kept secret from their ancestors. Good News Translation Those who are wise have taught me truths which they learned from their ancestors, and they kept no secrets hidden. International Standard Version which is what wise men have explained, who didn't withhold anything from their ancestors. JPS Tanakh 1917 Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it; Literal Standard Version Which the wise declare—And have not hid—from their fathers. Majority Standard Bible what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers, New American Bible What the wise relate and have not contradicted since the days of their ancestors, NET Bible what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of their ancestors, New Revised Standard Version what sages have told, and their ancestors have not hidden, New Heart English Bible (Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it; Webster's Bible Translation Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: World English Bible (which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it; Young's Literal Translation Which the wise declare -- And have not hid -- from their fathers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God…17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen, 18what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers, 19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.… Cross References Job 8:8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. Job 15:17 Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen, Job 15:19 to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them. Job 20:4 Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth, Psalm 78:4 We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed. Treasury of Scripture Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: from their Job 15:10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. Job 8:8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Jump to Previous Concealed Declare Declared Fathers Hid Hidden Hiding Kept Received Secret WiseJump to Next Concealed Declare Declared Fathers Hid Hidden Hiding Kept Received Secret WiseJob 15 1. Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself17. He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men (18) Which wise men have told from their fathers.--Here he adopts the language of Bildad (Job 8:8), appealing both to his own experience and that of universal tradition in an age prior to civil commotion and foreign disturbance.Verse 18. - Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it (comp. Job 8:8-10). Whether the words are his own or not, the sentiments, at any rate, Eliphaz declares to have come down to him from remote times. The "wise men" to whom he refers may have been men of the Beni Kedem (Job 1:3). who were noted for their wisdom (1 Kings 4:30), or possibly Egyptians or Babylonians. Books containing moral aphorisms and instructions were certainly composed both in Egypt and in Babyhmia at a very ancient date (see 'Records of the Past,' vol. 2. pp. 11-16; vol. 3. p. 135; vol. 7. pp. 119-122). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew whatאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was declared יַגִּ֑ידוּ (yag·gî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous by wise men חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise and was not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no concealed כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ (ḵi·ḥă·ḏū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy from their fathers, מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father Links Job 15:18 NIVJob 15:18 NLT Job 15:18 ESV Job 15:18 NASB Job 15:18 KJV Job 15:18 BibleApps.com Job 15:18 Biblia Paralela Job 15:18 Chinese Bible Job 15:18 French Bible Job 15:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 15:18 Which wise men have told by their (Jb) |