Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness? New Living Translation Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? English Standard Version Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Berean Standard Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? King James Bible Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? New King James Version Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? New American Standard Bible “Have the gates of death been revealed to you, And have you seen the gates of deep darkness? NASB 1995 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? NASB 1977 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Legacy Standard Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? Amplified Bible “Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Christian Standard Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Holman Christian Standard Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deep darkness? American Standard Version Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Were the doors of death revealed to you and the doors of the shadows of death? Brenton Septuagint Translation And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee? Contemporary English Version Have you seen the gate to the world of the dead? Douay-Rheims Bible Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors? English Revised Version Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? GOD'S WORD® Translation Have the gateways to death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gateways to total darkness? Good News Translation Has anyone ever shown you the gates that guard the dark world of the dead? International Standard Version Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness? JPS Tanakh 1917 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? Literal Standard Version Were the gates of death revealed to you? And do you see the gates of death-shade? Majority Standard Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? New American Bible Have the gates of death been shown to you, or have you seen the gates of darkness? NET Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness? New Revised Standard Version Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? New Heart English Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? Webster's Bible Translation Have the gates of death been opened to thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shades of death? World English Bible Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? Young's Literal Translation Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Challenges Job…16Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? 18Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.… Cross References Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. Job 10:21 before I go--never to return--to a land of darkness and gloom, Job 11:8 They are higher than the heavens--what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol--what can you know? Job 26:6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. Job 34:22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. Psalm 107:18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. Treasury of Scripture Have the gates of death been opened to you? or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? the gates Psalm 9:13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: Psalm 107:18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Psalm 116:3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. the shadow Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. Job 12:22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Jump to Previous Dark Darkness Death Death-Shade Deep Door-Keepers Doors Gates Open Opened Revealed Shades Shadow ShownJump to Next Dark Darkness Death Death-Shade Deep Door-Keepers Doors Gates Open Opened Revealed Shades Shadow ShownJob 38 1. God challenges Job to answer4. God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance 31. and weakness Verse 17. - Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? By "the gates of death," Sheol, the abode of the dead, seems to be intended (comp. Job 10:21, 22; Job 17:16). Has Job explored this region, and penetrated its secrets? Or is it as unknown to him as to the rest of mankind? The second hemistich - Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? - is a mere echo of the first, adding an new idea. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Have the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־ (ša·‘ă·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of death מָ֑וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin been revealed הֲנִגְל֣וּ (hă·niḡ·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal to you? לְ֭ךָ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Have you seen תִּרְאֶֽה׃ (tir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the gates וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י (wə·ša·‘ă·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of the shadow of death? צַלְמָ֣וֶת (ṣal·mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow Links Job 38:17 NIVJob 38:17 NLT Job 38:17 ESV Job 38:17 NASB Job 38:17 KJV Job 38:17 BibleApps.com Job 38:17 Biblia Paralela Job 38:17 Chinese Bible Job 38:17 French Bible Job 38:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed (Jb) |
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