Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I had called upon him, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had heard my voice!
New American Standard Bible
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
King James Version
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Holman Bible
I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.
International Standard Version
"Were I to be summoned, and he were to answer me, I wouldn't even believe that he was listening to what I have to say.
A Conservative Version
If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice.
American Standard Version
If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.
Amplified
“If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
Bible in Basic English
If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
Darby Translation
If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, --
Julia Smith Translation
If I called and he will answer me, I shall not believe that he will give ear to my voice.
King James 2000
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If I summon [him], and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice--
Modern King James verseion
If I had called and He had answered me, yet would I not believe that He had listened to my voice;
NET Bible
If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice --
New Heart English Bible
If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn't believe that he listened to my voice.
The Emphasized Bible
Though I had called, and he had answered me, I could not believe, that he would lend an ear to my voice.
Webster
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet I would not believe that he had hearkened to my voice.
World English Bible
If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn't believe that he listened to my voice.
Youngs Literal Translation
Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
15 Yea though I be righteous, yet will I not give him one word again, but meekly submit myself to my judge. 16 If I had called upon him, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had heard my voice! 17 He troubleth me so with the tempest, and woundeth me out of measure without a cause.
Cross References
Exodus 6:9
And Moses told the children of Israel even so: But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.
Judges 6:13
And Gideon answered him, "Oh my Lord; if the LORD be with us, why is all this come upon us? Yea, and where be his miracles which our fathers told us of and said, 'The LORD brought us out of Egypt'? But now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites."
Job 29:24
When I laughed, they knew well it was not earnest; and this testimony of my countenance pleased them nothing at all.
Psalm 18:6
In my trouble I will call upon the LORD, and complain unto my God. So he shall hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint shall come before him: it shall enter even into his ears. {TYNDALE: In my tribulation I called to the LORD, and cried to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.}
Psalm 66:18-20
If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the LORD will not hear me.
Psalm 116:1-2
I am well pleased, that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer,
Psalm 126:1
{A song of the stairs} When the LORD turneth again the captivity of Zion, then were we like unto them that dream.
Luke 24:41
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, "Have ye here any meat?"
Acts 12:14-16
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the entry for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood before the entry.