Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“O that a man might plead with God
As a man with his neighbor!

King James Version

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Holman Bible

I wish that someone might arbitrate
between a man and God
just as a man pleads for his friend.

International Standard Version

crying for him to arbitrate between this man and God; as a human being does with his fellow neighbor.

A Conservative Version

that he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbor!

American Standard Version

That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!

Amplified


“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.

Bible in Basic English

So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

Darby Translation

Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!

Julia Smith Translation

Shall he judge for a man with God? and the son of man for his neighbor?

King James 2000

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

Lexham Expanded Bible

and it argues for a mortal with God, and [as] {a human} for his friend.

Modern King James verseion

Oh that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Though a body might plead with God, as one man doth with another,

NET Bible

and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

New Heart English Bible

that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor.

The Emphasized Bible

That one might plead, for a man, with GOD, - Even a son of man, for his friend!

Webster

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor!

World English Bible

that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!

Youngs Literal Translation

And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
for a man
גּבר 
Geber 
Usage: 65

with God
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

as a man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Everything Was Going Well

20 “My friends are my scoffers;
My eye weeps to God.
21 “O that a man might plead with God
As a man with his neighbor!
22 “For when a few years are past,
I shall go the way of no return.



Cross References

Job 31:35

“Oh that I had one to hear me!
Behold, here is my signature;
Let the Almighty answer me!
And the indictment which my adversary has written,

Job 9:34-35

“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.

Job 13:3

“But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.

Job 13:22

“Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.

Job 23:3-7

“Oh that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!

Job 40:1-5

Then the Lord said to Job,

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.

Isaiah 45:9

“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker—
An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!
Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

Romans 9:20

On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

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