Hebrews 2:6 “But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You ar…”

Hebrews 2:6

But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

World English Bible

But one has somewhere testified, saying, “What is man, that you think of him? Or the son of man, that you care for him?

American Standard Version

But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Geneva Bible 1599

But one in a certaine place witnessed, saying, What is man, that thou shouldest bee mindefull of him? or the sonne of man, that thou wouldest consider him?

Darby Translation

but one has testified somewhere, saying, What is man, that thou rememberest him, or son of man that thou visitest him?

Young's Literal Translation

and one in a certain place did testify fully, saying, 'What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or a son of man, that Thou dost look after him?

Bible in Basic English

But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?

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Cross references

“in”

Hebrews 4:4 1 Peter 1:11 Hebrews 5:6

Hebrews 4:4 · BSB

For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

1 Peter 1:11 · BSB

trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

Hebrews 5:6 · BSB

And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

“What”

Psalm 8:4–8 Psalm 144:3 Job 15:14 Isaiah 40:17 Job 7:17 Job 7:18

Psalm 8:4–8 · BSB

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

Psalm 144:3 · BSB

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

Job 15:14 · BSB

What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Isaiah 40:17 · BSB

All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.

Job 7:17 · BSB

What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

Job 7:18 · BSB

that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?

“the son”

Isaiah 51:12 Job 25:6 Psalm 146:3 Psalm 146:4

Isaiah 51:12 · BSB

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

Job 25:6 · BSB

how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Psalm 146:3 · BSB

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

Psalm 146:4 · BSB

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

“visitest”

Genesis 50:24 Luke 7:16 Luke 1:68 Luke 1:78

Genesis 50:24 · BSB

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Luke 7:16 · BSB

A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

Luke 1:68 · BSB

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

Luke 1:78 · BSB

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor

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