Job 10:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 14:16 : 16 But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?
Ps 10:15 : 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Ps 44:21 : 21 Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Jer 2:34 : 34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: thou didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.
Zeph 1:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
John 2:24-25 : 24 But {G846} Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, 25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Wherefore judge {G5100} nothing before {G302} the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
Job 10:14-17 : 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction. 16 And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 10:2-5
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2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4Hast thou eyes of flesh? Or seest thou as man seeth?
5Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man's days,
Job 10:13-14
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13Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:
14If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Job 14:16
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16But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?
Job 10:7-8
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80%
7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
Job 13:22-24
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22Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?
Job 35:6
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6If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
Job 7:20-21
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20If I have sinned, what I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Job 14:3
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3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?
Job 40:8
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8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
Job 22:5
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5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
Job 13:26
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26For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:
Job 11:6-7
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6And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Job 35:2-3
2 verses
76%
2Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
Ps 139:23
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23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
Job 15:13
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13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
Ps 51:2-4
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2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
Jer 2:35
75%
35Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Job 34:32
75%
32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
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5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.
Job 7:17-18
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17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
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28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
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30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
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3Thou hast proved my heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
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9Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
Ps 7:3
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3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
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3If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
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9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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16And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
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4Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?
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23Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
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