Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.

New American Standard Bible

“You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for the work of Your hands.

King James Version

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Holman Bible

You would call, and I would answer You.
You would long for the work of Your hands.

International Standard Version

You'll call and I'll answer you; you'll long for your creatures that your hands have made.

American Standard Version

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

Amplified


“[Then] You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for [me] the work of Your hands.

Bible in Basic English

At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

Darby Translation

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt call and I will answer thee: thou wilt long for the work of thy hands.

King James 2000

You shall call, and I will answer you: you will have a desire to the work of your hands.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You would call, and I myself would answer you; you would long for the work of your hand.

Modern King James verseion

You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall have a desire to the work of Your hands.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou wouldest but call me, I should obey thee: only despise not the work of thine own hands.

NET Bible

You will call and I -- I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.

New Heart English Bible

You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, - For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.

Webster

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.

World English Bible

You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

and I will answer
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

thee thou wilt have a desire
כּסף 
Kacaph 
Usage: 6

to the work
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

References

American

Job

Context Readings

Job Continues To Argue His Case With God

14 If a man dies, shall he live [again]? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come. 15 Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands. 16 But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?

Cross References

Job 10:3

Is it good to thee that thou should oppress, that thou should despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Job 13:22

Then call thou, and I will answer, or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Job 7:21

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

Job 10:8

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me together round about, yet thou destroy me.

Psalm 50:4-5

He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

Psalm 138:8

LORD will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O LORD, [is] forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up simultaneously with them in clouds to the Lord's gathering in the air. And so we will always be with Lord.

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore also let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls as to a faithful Creator by well-doing.

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is made known, we may have confidence, and not be shamed by him at his coming.

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