Parallel Verses
King James Version
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
New American Standard Bible
And open His lips against you,
Holman Bible
and declare His case
International Standard Version
"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,
A Conservative Version
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
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 hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Names
Cross References
Job 23:3-7
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
Job 31:35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
Job 33:6-18
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
Job 38:1-2
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 40:1-5
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
Job 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Job 42:7
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the 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 Job hath.