Job 7:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,

New Living Translation
“What are people, that you should make so much of us, that you should think of us so often?

English Standard Version
What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him,

Berean Study Bible
What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

New American Standard Bible
“What is man that You exalt him, And that You are concerned about him,

NASB 1995
"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,

NASB 1977
“What is man that Thou dost magnify him, And that Thou art concerned about him,

Amplified Bible
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]? And that You are concerned about him?

Christian Standard Bible
What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What is man, that You think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?

Contemporary English Version
What makes you so concerned about us humans?

Good News Translation
Why are people so important to you? Why pay attention to what they do?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?

International Standard Version
"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,

NET Bible
"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

New King James Version
“What is man, that You should exalt him, That You should set Your heart on him,

King James 2000 Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?

New Heart English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,

World English Bible
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,

American King James Version
What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart on him?

American Standard Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

A Faithful Version
What is man, that You should magnify him, and that You should set Your heart on him,

Darby Bible Translation
What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

English Revised Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him,

Webster's Bible Translation
What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
What is man, that thou doest magnifie him, and that thou settest thine heart vpon him?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
What is man that thou doest magnifie him? and that thou settest thy heart vpon him?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
What is man, that thou hast him in soch reputacion, and settest so moch by him?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
What [is] man that You magnify him? And that You set Your heart to him?

Young's Literal Translation
What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

Smith's Literal Translation
What is man that thou wilt magnify him? and that thou wilt set thy heart to him?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?

Catholic Public Domain Version
What is man, that you should praise him? Or why do you place your heart near him?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
What is man that you would destroy him and you would set your heart upon him?

Lamsa Bible
What is man, that thou shouldst destroy him? And that thou shouldst think of him;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, And that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
















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