Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Oh that they were
King James Version
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Holman Bible
that they were recorded on a scroll
International Standard Version
If only my words were written down; if only they were inscribed in a book
A Conservative Version
O that my words were now written! O that they were inscribed in a book,
American Standard Version
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Amplified
“Oh, that the words I now speak were written!
Oh, that they were recorded in a scroll!
Bible in Basic English
If only my words might be recorded! if they might be put in writing in a book!
Darby Translation
Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Julia Smith Translation
Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?.
King James 2000
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{O that} my words could be written down! {O that they could be inscribed in a scroll}!
Modern King James verseion
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were engraved in a book!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O that my words were written, O that they were put in a book:
NET Bible
"O that my words were written down, O that they were written on a scroll,
New Heart English Bible
"Oh that my words were now written. Oh that they were inscribed in a book.
The Emphasized Bible
Oh, then, that my words, could be written, Oh that, in a record, they could be inscribed:
Webster
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
World English Bible
"Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Youngs Literal Translation
Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?
Interlinear
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 19:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
I Am Forgotten
22
Why do you pursue me as God does? Why are you never satisfied with my flesh?
23
Oh that they were
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 30:8
Write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness.
Job 31:35
Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!
Isaiah 8:1
Jehovah said to me: Take a large writing tablet, and write on it with a pen: Maher Shalal Hash Baz (The Looting Will Come Quickly; the Prey Will Be Easy).