Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Shall I continue to wait, since they're no longer talking? After all, they're only standing there; they're no longer responding.

New American Standard Bible

“Shall I wait, because they do not speak,
Because they stop and no longer answer?

King James Version

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Holman Bible

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,
now that they stand there and no longer answer?

A Conservative Version

And shall I wait because they do not speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

American Standard Version

And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?

Amplified


“And shall I wait, because they say nothing,
But stand still and say no more?

Bible in Basic English

And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?

Darby Translation

And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --

Julia Smith Translation

And I waited, (for they will not speak, for they stood, they answered no more:)

King James 2000

When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I have waited because they do not speak, because they stand [there] [and] no longer answer.

Modern King James verseion

Shall I wait because you do not speak, because they stand still, answering no more?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"But insomuch as ye will not speak, standing still like dumb men, and making no answer:

NET Bible

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

New Heart English Bible

Shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

The Emphasized Bible

Though I waited, yet could they not speak, Surely they came to a stand, they responded no more.

Webster

When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

World English Bible

Shall I wait, because they don't speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יחל 
Yachal 
Usage: 41

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

not, but stood still
עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

and answered
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

References

Watsons

Job

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job And His Three Friends

15 "Job's friends won't reason with him anymore; discouraged, words escape them. 16 Shall I continue to wait, since they're no longer talking? After all, they're only standing there; they're no longer responding. 17 "I will contribute my arguments as an answer; I'll declare what I know,



Cross References

Job 13:5

I wish you'd all just shut up. Then at least you would appear to be wise.

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.

Amos 5:13

therefore the prudent person remains silent at such a time, for the time is evil.

James 1:19

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

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