Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
New American Standard Bible
Surely now
And restore your righteous
King James Version
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Holman Bible
then He will move even now on your behalf
and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
International Standard Version
if you are clean and upright, surely then, he'll act on your behalf and restore your rightful place.
American Standard Version
If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Amplified
Then, if you are pure and upright,
Surely now He will awaken for you
And restore your righteous place.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;
Julia Smith Translation
If thou wert pure and upright, for now he will awake for thee and requite the habitation of thy justice.
King James 2000
If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you [are] pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.
Modern King James verseion
if you were pure and upright, surely now He would awake for you, and make the dwelling-place of your righteousness blessed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou wouldest live a pure and godly life; should he not wake up unto thee immediately, and give thee the beauty of righteousness again?
NET Bible
if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.
New Heart English Bible
If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
The Emphasized Bible
If, pure and upright, thou thyself, art, surely, now, will he answer thy prayer, and will prosper thy righteous habitation:
Webster
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
World English Bible
If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
Youngs Literal Translation
If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
Interlinear
Yashar
`uwr
Naveh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
5 if thou would seek diligently to God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty, 6 if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
Job 1:8
And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.
Job 4:6-7
Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
Job 5:24
And thou shall know that thy tent is in peace, and thou shall visit thy fold, and shall miss nothing.
Job 16:17
although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Job 21:14-15
And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
Job 22:23-30
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
Psalm 26:5-6
I hate the assembly of evil-doers, and will not sit with the wicked.
Psalm 44:23
Awake, why do thou sleep, O LORD? Arise, cast not off forever.
Psalm 59:4-5
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 3:10
Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of LORD. Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
1 Timothy 2:8
I desire therefore the men to pray in every place, lifting up devout hands, apart from anger and argument.
1 John 3:19-22
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.