Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,

New American Standard Bible

“But would that God might speak,
And open His lips against you,

King James Version

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Holman Bible

But if only God would speak
and declare His case against you,

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,

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
אוּלם 
'uwlam 
Usage: 18

oh that
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

God
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

and open
פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

References

Easton

Lip

Context Readings

Zophar's First Response To Job

4 Wilt thou say unto God, 'The thing that I take in hand is perfect, and I am clean in thy sight'? 5 O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee, 6 that he might show thee out of his secret wisdom how manifold his law is! Then shouldest thou know that God had forgotten thee, because of thy sins.

Cross References

Job 23:3-7

O that I might see him and find him: O that I might come before his seat,

Job 31:35

O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel.

Job 33:6-18

Behold, before God am I, even as thou, for I am fashioned and made even of the same mould.

Job 38:1-2

When spake the LORD unto Job out of the storm, and said,

Job 40:1-5

Moreover, God spake unto Job, and said,

Job 40:8

Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

Job 42:7

Now when the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, he said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am displeased with thee and thy two friends, for ye have not spoken the thing that is right before me, like as my servant Job hath done.

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