Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you. New Living Translation But if you have anything to say, go ahead. Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified. English Standard Version If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. Berean Standard Bible But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. King James Bible If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. New King James Version If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. New American Standard Bible “Then if you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I would take pleasure in justifying you. NASB 1995 “Then if you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. NASB 1977 “Then if you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. Legacy Standard Bible Then if you have any speech, respond to me; Speak, for I desire to prove you righteous. Amplified Bible “If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. Christian Standard Bible But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you. Holman Christian Standard Bible But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you. American Standard Version If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If you have words, bring them to me, because it is desired that you be innocent Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou hast words, answer me: speak, for I desire thee to be justified. Contemporary English Version though I would gladly listen to anything you say that proves you are right. Douay-Rheims Bible But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak : for I would have thee to appear just. English Revised Version If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you have a response, answer me. Speak, because I'd be happy if you were right. Good News Translation But if you have something to say, let me hear it; I would gladly admit you are in the right. International Standard Version If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you. JPS Tanakh 1917 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify thee. Literal Standard Version If there are words—answer me, | Speak, for I have a desire to justify you. Majority Standard Bible But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. New American Bible If you have anything to say, then answer me. Speak out! I should like to see you justified. NET Bible If you have any words, reply to me; speak, for I want to justify you. New Revised Standard Version If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. New Heart English Bible If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you. Webster's Bible Translation If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. World English Bible If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you. Young's Literal Translation If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Rebukes Job…31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. 32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. 33But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”… Cross References Job 33:5 Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me. Job 33:31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. Job 33:33 But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom." Treasury of Scripture If you have anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify you. Job 15:4,5 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God… Job 21:27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. Job 22:5-9 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? … Jump to Previous Cleared Desire Free Judged Justify Sin Speak Want WordsJump to Next Cleared Desire Free Judged Justify Sin Speak Want WordsJob 33 1. Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job8. He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness 14. God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry 31. He incites Job to attention (32) I desire to justify thee.--He wishes to justify Job before his friends, that is, to maintain that his afflictions are not on account of past sin, but as a preservative against possible future defection. This being so, he considers that Job's case may justly be defended, and Job himself vindicated against his friends. Verse 32. - If thou hast anything to say, answer me. Nevertheless, i.e., if there is really anything that thou wouldst fain urge on thine own behalf at this point, speak - I am ready to hear - for I dare to justify thee; i.e. "I am anxious, if possible, or so far as possible, to defend and justify thy conduct." Then, probably, Elihu made a pause, to allow of Job's speaking; but, as the patriarch kept silence, he continued. |
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