Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
New American Standard Bible
I will
King James Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Holman Bible
When I question
International Standard Version
Listen now, and I will speak for myself; I'll interrogate you and then inform me.
A Conservative Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak, I will ask of thee, and declare thou to me.
American Standard Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Amplified
‘Hear, please, and I will speak;
I will ask You, and You instruct [and answer] me.’
Darby Translation
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform me.
Julia Smith Translation
Hear, now, and I will speak: I will ask thee and make thou known to me.
King James 2000
Hear, I ask you, and I will speak: I will question you, and you declare unto me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
'Hear and I will speak; I will question you, then inform me.'
Modern King James verseion
Hear, I beseech You, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You will cause me to know.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O hearken thou unto me also, and let me speak: answer me unto the thing that I will ask thee.
NET Bible
You said, 'Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'
New Heart English Bible
You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'
The Emphasized Bible
Hear thou, I pray thee, and, I, will speak, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
Webster
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will ask of thee, and declare thou to me.
World English Bible
You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'
Youngs Literal Translation
Hear, I pray thee, and I -- I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'
Interlinear
Shama`
Dabar
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 42:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Repentance And Restoration
3 Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out. 4 Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers. 5 Word of you had come to my ears, but now my eye has seen you.
Names
Cross References
Job 38:3
Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Job 40:7
Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:
Genesis 18:30-32
And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty.