Job 9:25–26
Job 9:25–26 — The New International Version (NIV)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
26 They skim past like boats of papyrus,
like eagles swooping down on their prey.
Job 9:25–26 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
25 Now my days are swifter than a post:
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They are passed away as the swift ships:
As the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Job 9:25–26 — New Living Translation (NLT)
25 “My life passes more swiftly than a runner.
It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.
26 It disappears like a swift papyrus boat,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
Job 9:25–26 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
25 “Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like swift ships,
Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
Job 9:25–26 — New Century Version (NCV)
25 “My days go by faster than a runner;
they fly away without my seeing any joy.
26 They glide past like paper boats.
They attack like eagles swooping down to feed.
Job 9:25–26 — American Standard Version (ASV)
25 Now my days are swifter than a post:
They flee away, they see no good,
26 They are passed away as the swift ships;
As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.
Job 9:25–26 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
25 And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good. 26 They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
Job 9:25–26 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
25 “My days go by more quickly than a runner.
They sprint away.
They don’t see anything good.
26 They pass by quickly like boats made from reeds,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
Job 9:25–26 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
25 My days fly by faster than a runner;
they flee without seeing any good.
26 They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
Job 9:25–26 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away, they see no good.
26 They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.
Job 9:25–26 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
25 “And my days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they do not see good.
26 They go by like papyrus skiffs,
like an eagle swoops down on its prey.
Job 9:25–26 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
25 “God, my days race by like a runner.
They fly away without seeing any joy.
26 They speed along like papyrus boats.
They are like eagles swooping down on their food.
Job 9:25–26 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
25 “Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 “They slip by like reed boats,
Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.