Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you New Living Translation If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks! English Standard Version But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you, Berean Standard Bible But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, King James Bible But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; New King James Version But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you, New American Standard Bible “But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you, NASB 1995 “But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you, NASB 1977 “But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you, Legacy Standard Bible But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you, Amplified Bible “But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips [to speak] against you, Christian Standard Bible But if only God would speak and open his lips against you! Holman Christian Standard Bible But if only God would speak and declare His case against you, American Standard Version But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee, Contemporary English Version But I wish God would speak English Revised Version But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; GOD'S WORD® Translation I only wish God would speak and open his mouth [to talk] to you. Good News Translation How I wish God would answer you! International Standard Version "But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you, Majority Standard Bible But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, NET Bible But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you, New Heart English Bible But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you, Webster's Bible Translation But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; World English Bible But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd yet, O that God had spoken! And opens His lips with you. Young's Literal Translation And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee. Smith's Literal Translation And who Will give God speaking, and he will open his lips with thee? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, Catholic Public Domain Version Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you, New American Bible But oh, that God would speak, and open his lips against you, New Revised Standard Version But O that God would speak, and open his lips to you, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated However the Maker, the Giver, is God the Word, and his lips are lifted up with you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But oh that God would speak, And open His lips against thee; Brenton Septuagint Translation But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Zophar Rebukes Job…4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’ 5But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, 6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.… Cross References Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Romans 11:33-34 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Isaiah 40:13-14 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding? Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Proverbs 30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know! Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end. Jeremiah 23:18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it? 1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Psalm 92:5 How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Romans 9:20 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” 1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? Treasury of Scripture But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you; Job 23:3-7 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! … Job 31:35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. Job 33:6-18 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay… Jump to Previous Argument Lips Open Opening Speak Wish WordJump to Next Argument Lips Open Opening Speak Wish WordJob 11 1. Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself5. God's wisdom is unsearchable 13. The assured blessing of repentance But if only This phrase introduces a hypothetical longing or desire. In the context of the Book of Job, it reflects Zophar's wish for divine intervention. The Hebrew word "lu" often expresses a wish or a longing for something that is not currently happening. This sets the tone for Zophar's argument, emphasizing his belief that Job's understanding is limited and that divine revelation would correct him. God would speak and open His lips against you Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Butוְֽאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 199: However, on the contrary if only מִֽי־ (mî-) Interjection Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix God אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 433: God -- a deity, the Deity would speak דַּבֵּ֑ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue and open וְיִפְתַּ֖ח (wə·yip̄·taḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve His lips שְׂפָתָ֣יו (śə·p̄ā·ṯāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin against you, עִמָּֽךְ׃ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with Links Job 11:5 NIVJob 11:5 NLT Job 11:5 ESV Job 11:5 NASB Job 11:5 KJV Job 11:5 BibleApps.com Job 11:5 Biblia Paralela Job 11:5 Chinese Bible Job 11:5 French Bible Job 11:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 11:5 But oh that God would speak (Jb) |
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