Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?

King James Version

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

Holman Bible

How then can I answer Him
or choose my arguments against Him?

International Standard Version

So how am I to answer him, choosing what I am to say to him?

A Conservative Version

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words [to reason] with him?

American Standard Version

How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

Amplified


“How can I answer Him [and plead my case],
Choosing my words [to reason] with Him?

Bible in Basic English

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

Darby Translation

How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words to strive with him?

Julia Smith Translation

How much less shall I answer him, shall I choose my words with him?

King James 2000

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

Lexham Expanded Bible

{How much less} can I myself answer him? [How] can I choose my words with him,

Modern King James verseion

How much less shall I answer Him, and choose my arguments with Him?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

How should I then answer him? Or what words should I find out against him?

NET Bible

"How much less, then, can I answer him and choose my words to argue with him!

New Heart English Bible

How much less shall I answer him, And choose my words to argue with him?

The Emphasized Bible

How much less that, I, should answer him, should choose my words with him?

Webster

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

World English Bible

How much less shall I answer him, And choose my words to argue with him?

Youngs Literal Translation

How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

him, and choose out
בּחר 
Bachar 
Usage: 169

my words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

Verse Info

Context Readings

Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad

13 God will not withdraw his anger. The allies of the proud lie thrown down beneath him. 14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words before Him?
15 Though I was righteous, I could not answer him! I would beg mercy of my Judge.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:27

Can you, O God, really live on earth? Not even heaven or the heaven of heavens is large enough to hold you. How can this Temple I have built be large enough?

Job 4:19

How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust? Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!

Job 9:3

If one wished to argue with God, he could not answer or respond to him once in a thousand times.

Job 11:4-5

You say to God: 'My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.'

Job 23:4

I would present my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.

Job 23:7

There the upright would reason with him. I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Job 25:6

How much less man, who is but a maggot and a worm!

Job 33:5

Answer me then, if you can, and prepare yourself to confront me.

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