Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
New American Standard Bible
And open His lips against you,
King James Version
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
Holman Bible
and declare His case
International Standard Version
"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,
American Standard Version
But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
Amplified
“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,
Bible in Basic English
But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
Darby Translation
But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
Julia Smith Translation
And who Will give God speaking, and he will open his lips with thee?
King James 2000
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But, {O that} God might speak, and [that] he would open his lips to you,
Modern King James verseion
But who will grant that God would speak, and open His lips against you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
NET Bible
But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,
New Heart English Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
The Emphasized Bible
But, in very deed, oh that GOD would speak, that he would open his lips with thee:
Webster
But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
World English Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
Youngs Literal Translation
And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
Interlinear
'uwlam
Nathan
Dabar
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zophar's First Response To Job
4 For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee, 6 and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.
Names
Cross References
Job 23:3-7
O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
Job 31:35
O that I had someone to hear me (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me), and [that I had] the indictment which my adversary has written!
Job 33:6-18
Behold, I am toward God even as thou are. I also am formed out of the clay.
Job 38:1-2
Then LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 42:7
And it was so, that, after LORD had spoken these words to Job, LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends. For ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Jo