Job 37:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?

New Living Translation
he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?

English Standard Version
Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?

Berean Study Bible
can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?

New American Standard Bible
“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?

NASB 1995
"Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a molten mirror?

NASB 1977
“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a molten mirror?

Amplified Bible
“Can you, with Him, spread out the sky, Strong as a molten mirror?

Christian Standard Bible
can you help God spread out the skies as hard as a cast metal mirror?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
can you help God spread out the skies as hard as a cast metal mirror?

Contemporary English Version
God can hammer out the clouds in spite of the oppressive heat, but can you?

Good News Translation
Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Can you stretch out the skies with him and make them as firm as a mirror made of metal?

International Standard Version
Can you spread out the skies like he does; can you cast them as one might a mirror?

NET Bible
will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

New King James Version
With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?

King James 2000 Bible
Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten mirror?

New Heart English Bible
Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

World English Bible
Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

American King James Version
Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

American Standard Version
Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

A Faithful Version
Have you spread out the expanse of the sky with Him, which is strong as a molten mirror?

Darby Bible Translation
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?

English Revised Version
Canst thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?

Webster's Bible Translation
Hast thou with him spread out the sky which is strong, and as a molten looking-glass?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Hast thou helped him to spreade out the heauens which are strong and bright as a loking glasse?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
hast thou helped him to spred out the heauen, which is to loke vpo, as it were cast of cleare metall?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have made an expanse with Him "" For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!

Smith's Literal Translation
Wilt thou spread out with him to the clouds, strong as the sight of a melted mass?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Perhaps you have made the heavens with him, which are very solid, as if they had been cast from brass.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Will you spread out the mighty sky with him to uphold together?

Lamsa Bible
Were you with him when he spread out the great sky, helping him hold it up?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Wilt thou establish with him foundations for the ancient heavens? they are strong as a molten mirror.
















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