Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure. New Living Translation Yet I have done no wrong, and my prayer is pure. English Standard Version although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Berean Standard Bible yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure. King James Bible Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. New King James Version Although no violence is in my hands, And my prayer is pure. New American Standard Bible Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. NASB 1995 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. NASB 1977 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Legacy Standard Bible Why?—because there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Amplified Bible Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Christian Standard Bible although my hands are free from violence and my prayer is pure. Holman Christian Standard Bible although my hands are free from violence and my prayer is pure. American Standard Version Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because there is no evil in my hands and my prayer is pure Brenton Septuagint Translation Yet there was no injustice in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Contemporary English Version though I am not violent, and my prayers are sincere. Douay-Rheims Bible These things have I suffered without the iniquity of my hand, when I offered pure prayers to God. English Revised Version Although there is no violence in mine hands, and my prayer is pure. GOD'S WORD® Translation although my hands have done nothing violent, and my prayer is sincere. Good News Translation but I am not guilty of any violence, and my prayer to God is sincere. International Standard Version even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure." JPS Tanakh 1917 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Literal Standard Version Not for violence in my hands, | And my prayer [is] pure. Majority Standard Bible yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure. New American Bible Although my hands are free from violence, and my prayer sincere. NET Bible although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure. New Revised Standard Version though there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. New Heart English Bible Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Webster's Bible Translation Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure. World English Bible although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Young's Literal Translation Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Decries his Comforters…16My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes; 17yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure. 18O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.… Cross References Job 16:18 O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest. Job 27:4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. Job 33:9 I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. Isaiah 59:6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. Jonah 3:8 Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands. Treasury of Scripture Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure. Not for Job 11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. Job 15:20,34 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor… Job 21:27,28 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me… my prayer Job 8:5,6 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; … Psalm 66:18,19 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: … Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Jump to Previous Acts Although Clean Free Hands Injustice Prayer Pure Violence ViolentJump to Next Acts Although Clean Free Hands Injustice Prayer Pure Violence ViolentJob 16 1. Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness17. He maintains his innocence (17) Not for any injustice.--Literally, for no injustice, just as in Isaiah 53:9 : "because he had done no violence," should be "not because he had done any violence, or because deceit was in his mouth."Verse 17. - Not for any injustice in mine hands; or, not that there is any violence in my hands (scrap. Isaiah 53:9, where the expression used of the Messiah is nearly the same). Job repudiates the charge of rapine and robbery which Eliphaz has brought against him (Job 15:28, 34). His hands have not done violence to any. Also my prayer is pure. Neither has he been guilty of the hypocrisy which Eliphaz has also charged him with (Job 15:34). His prayers have been sincere and genuine. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew yetעַ֭ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against my hands בְּכַפָּ֑י (bə·ḵap·pāy) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan are free of לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no violence חָמָ֣ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain and my prayer וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י (ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn is pure. זַכָּֽה׃ (zak·kāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2134: Pure, clean Links Job 16:17 NIVJob 16:17 NLT Job 16:17 ESV Job 16:17 NASB Job 16:17 KJV Job 16:17 BibleApps.com Job 16:17 Biblia Paralela Job 16:17 Chinese Bible Job 16:17 French Bible Job 16:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 16:17 Although there is no violence in my (Jb) |