Job 38:17

KJV

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

— Job 38:17, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Job Chapter 38 connects to 10 cross-references. God speaks from the whirlwind in the first divine speech, challenging Job with a series of cosmic questions: Where was Job when God laid the foundation of the earth? Who shut in the sea when it burst from the womb? …

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Other Translations

ASV

Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

YLT

Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?

BBE

Have the doors of death been open to you, or have the door-keepers of the dark ever seen you?

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