JOB 11:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX Ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ Κύριος λαλήσαι πρὸς σὲ, καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ;
(Alla pōs an ho Kurios lalaʸsai pros se, kai anoixei ⱪeilaʸ autou meta sou; )

OEB But oh that God would speak,
⇔ And open His lips against thee,

WEBBE But oh that God would speak,
⇔ and open his lips against you,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But if only God would speak,
⇔ if only he would open his lips against you,

LSV And yet, O that God had spoken! And opens His lips with you.

FBV If only God would speak up and tell you directly,

T4T But I wish/desire that God would talk
⇔ and say something [MTY] to answer you!

LEB • [fn] [fn] God might speak, and that he would open his lips to you,

11:1 Hebrew “And but”

11:1 Literally “who shall give”

BBE But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against thee;

ASV But oh that God would speak,
⇔ And open his lips against thee,

DRA And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,

YLT And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

Drby But oh that [fn]God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

11.5 Eloah

RV But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Wbstr But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

KJB-1769 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
(But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee/you; )

KJB-1611 But, O that God would speake, and open his lippes against thee,
(But, O that God would speake, and open his lippes against thee/you,)

Bshps But O that God woulde speake, and open his lippes against thee:
(But O that God would speake, and open his lippes against thee/you:)

Gnva But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!
(But, oh that God would speak and open his lippes against thee! )

Cvdl O that God wolde speake, and open his lippes agaynst the,
(O that God would speake, and open his lippes against them,)

Wycl And `Y wolde, that God spak with thee, and openyde hise lippis to thee;
(And `I would, that God spake with thee/you, and opened his lippis to thee/you;)

Luth Ach, daß GOtt mit dir redete und täte seine Lippen auf
(Ach, that God with you/to_you talked and täte his lips auf)

ClVg Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, et aperiret labia sua tibi,[fn]
(Atque utinam God loqueretur tecum, and aperiret labia his_own tibi, )

11.5 Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, etc. Ibid. Perversi verbotenus bona optant, ut benigni videantur, et ut, quæ in præsenti sunt, mala esse ostendantur, unde et iste dicit: Utinam Deus loqueretur. Quasi diceret, tu modo tibi loqueris, dum carnaliter sapis: es vacuus a veritatis spiritu; quasi potius imperitiæ tuæ compatior, quam pœnæ: Ibid. Labia, id est judicia, per quæ aperta, etc., usque ad Deo agnoscit: et si peccata agnoscit, patienter flagella tolerat. Et hoc est:

11.5 Atque utinam God loqueretur tecum, etc. Ibid. Perversi verbotenus good optant, as benigni videantur, and ut, which in præsenti are, mala esse ostendantur, whence and this he_says: Utinam God loqueretur. Quasi diceret, you modo to_you loqueris, dum carnaliter sapis: you_are vacuus from veritatis spiritu; as_if rather imperitiæ tuæ compatior, how pœnæ: Ibid. Labia, id it_is yudicia, through which aperta, etc., until to Deo agnoscit: and when/but_if sins agnoscit, patienter flagella tolerat. And this it_is:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְֽ⁠אוּלָ֗ם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְ⁠יִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו עִמָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,but who? he/it_gave god speak and,open lips,his against,you

The question who will give introduces a wish. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this question as a statement or exclamation expressing a wish, beginning here and continuing into the start of the next verse. Alternate translation: “I wish that God would speak and open his lips against you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְֽ⁠אוּלָ֗ם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְ⁠יִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו עִמָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,but who? he/it_gave god speak and,open lips,his against,you

The expressions speak and open his lips mean similar things. Zophar is using the two expressions together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “I dearly wish that God would tell you that you are wrong”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠יִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו

and,open lips,his

Zophar is using the first part of the talking process, opening one’s lips, to mean the entire process of talking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and talk”

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