Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;
New American Standard Bible
And implore the compassion of
King James Version
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Holman Bible
and ask the Almighty for mercy,
International Standard Version
If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,
A Conservative Version
if thou would seek diligently to God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,
American Standard Version
If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Amplified
“If you would [diligently] seek God
And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
Darby Translation
If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,
Julia Smith Translation
If thou shalt seek to God, if thou shalt make supplication to him;
King James 2000
If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you yourself would seek God, then you would plead to Shaddai for grace.
Modern King James verseion
if you would seek earnestly to God and make your prayer to the Almighty;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou wouldest now resort unto God betimes, and make thy humble prayer to the Almighty;
NET Bible
But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,
New Heart English Bible
If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to Shaddai.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet, if, thou thyself, wilt diligently seek unto GOD, - and, unto the Almighty, wilt make supplication;
Webster
If thou wouldst seek to God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
World English Bible
If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.
Youngs Literal Translation
If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
Themes
Prayer » Described as » Making supplication
Prayer » Described as » Seeking unto God
Interlinear
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Chanan
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
4 If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand. 5 If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all; 6 If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.
Names
Cross References
Job 11:13
But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,
Job 5:8
But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
Job 22:21-30
Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Matthew 7:7-8
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
Hebrews 3:7-8
And so, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you let his voice come to your ears,
James 4:7-10
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.