Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be. New Living Translation And though you started with little, you will end with much. English Standard Version And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. Berean Standard Bible Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish. King James Bible Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. New King James Version Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would increase abundantly. New American Standard Bible “Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. NASB 1995 “Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. NASB 1977 “Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. Legacy Standard Bible Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. Amplified Bible “Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will greatly increase. Christian Standard Bible Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity. American Standard Version And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And your beginning will be small and your end will be very great Brenton Septuagint Translation Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great. Contemporary English Version Your future will be brighter by far than your past. Douay-Rheims Bible Insomuch, that if thy former things were small, thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly. English Revised Version And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then what you had in the past will seem small compared with the great prosperity you'll have in the future. Good News Translation All the wealth you lost will be nothing compared with what God will give you then. International Standard Version Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great. JPS Tanakh 1917 And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy end should greatly increase. Literal Standard Version And your beginning has been small, | And your latter end is very great. Majority Standard Bible Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish. New American Bible Though your beginning was small, your future will flourish indeed. NET Bible Your beginning will seem so small, since your future will flourish. New Revised Standard Version Though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. New Heart English Bible Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase. Webster's Bible Translation Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase. World English Bible Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase. Young's Literal Translation And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: Job Should Repent…6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate. 7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish. 8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.… Cross References Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed Job's latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Job 8:8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. Treasury of Scripture Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase. thy beginning. Job 42:12,13 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses… Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. thy latter. Deuteronomy 8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; Proverbs 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Zechariah 14:7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. Jump to Previous Beginning Beginnings End Future Great Greatly Humble Increase Insignificant Latter Prosperous Seem Small StartJump to Next Beginning Beginnings End Future Great Greatly Humble Increase Insignificant Latter Prosperous Seem Small StartJob 8 1. Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.8. He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite. 20. He applies God's just dealing to Job. Verse 7. - Though thy beginning was small; rather, were small. Bildad does not refer to the past, but to the present. Though, if God were now to set to work to prosper Job, his beginning would be slender indeed, yet what the outcome might be none could know. God might prosper him greatly. Yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Here, once mere, Bildad does but follow in the steps of Eliphaz (see Job 5:18-26), prophesying smooth things, as be had done. It is difficult to believe that either comforter put any faith in the prospect which he held out, or imagined that Job would really be restored to prosperity. Rather there is a covert sarcasm in their words. If thou weft indeed so free from guilt as thou claimest to be, then thou wouldst be confident of a happy issue out of thy afflictions. If thou art not confident of such an issue, it is because thou art conscious of guilt. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Though your beginningsרֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ (rê·šî·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank were וְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be modest, מִצְעָ֑ר (miṣ·‘ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4705: Petty, a short your latter days וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ (wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity will be full of prosperity. יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה (yiś·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7685: To grow, increase Links Job 8:7 NIVJob 8:7 NLT Job 8:7 ESV Job 8:7 NASB Job 8:7 KJV Job 8:7 BibleApps.com Job 8:7 Biblia Paralela Job 8:7 Chinese Bible Job 8:7 French Bible Job 8:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 8:7 Though your beginning was small yet your (Jb) |
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