JOB 16:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Alternatively, I could use my mouth to encourage you all.
⇔ My lips could be used instead to bring relief.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἴη δὲ ἰσχὺς ἐν τῷ στόματί μου, κίνησιν δὲ χειλέων οὐ φείσομαι.
(Eiaʸ de isⱪus en tōi stomati mou, kinaʸsin de ⱪeileōn ou feisomai. )

BrTr And would there were strength in my mouth, and I would not spare the movement of my lips.

ULT I would strengthen you with my mouth,
⇔ and the moving of my lips would relieve you.

UST I would think that I was encouraging you by what I said.
⇔ Yes, I would think that I was relieving you by speaking with you

BSB But I would encourage you with my mouth,
⇔ and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

OEB I could strengthen you with my mouth,
⇔ And encourage you with lip-comfort.

WEBBE but I would strengthen you with my mouth.
⇔ The solace of my lips would relieve you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But I would strengthen you with my words;
⇔ comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

LSV I might harden you with my mouth,
And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

FBV I could build you up by my mouth speaking words; the movement of my lips would ease your pain.[fn]

16:5 Whether Job is being sincere or sarcastic is debated.

T4T But, unlike all of you, with what I said [MTY] I would encourage you
⇔ and try to cause your pain to be less.

LEB • [fn] encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would[fn] ease the pain.

16:? Or “would”

16:? Or “should”

BBE I might give you strength with my mouth, and not keep back the comfort of my lips.

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JPS I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

ASV But I would strengthen you with my mouth,
⇔ And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief.

DRA I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you.

YLT I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

Drby [But] I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage [your pain].

RV But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage your grief.

Wbstr But I would strengthen you with my mouth and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief .

KJB-1769 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

KJB-1611 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the mouing of my lips should asswage your griefe.

Bshps I shoulde comfort you with my mouth, & releasse your paine with the talking of my lippes.
(I should comfort you with my mouth, and releasse your pain with the talking of my lips.)

Gnva But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.
(But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe. )

Cvdl I shulde comforte you with my mouth, and release youre payne with ye talkinge of my lyppes.
(I should comfort you with my mouth, and release your(pl) pain with ye/you_all talking of my lyppes.)

Wycl and Y wolde coumfort you by wordis, and Y wolde moue myn heed on you;
(and I would coumfort you by words, and I would move mine heed on you;)

Luth Ich wollte euch stärken mit dem Munde und mit meinen Lippen trösten.
(I wanted you stärken with to_him mouth and with my lips trösten.)

ClVg consolarer et ego vos sermonibus, et moverem caput meum super vos;[fn]
(consolarer and I you sermonibus, and moverem caput mine over vos; )

16.5 Atque utinam esset anima vestra pro anima mea. In his verbis hoc monstratur intendere, etc., usque ad quia mala eorum sub moderata increparet invectione.

16.5 Atque utinam was anima vestra for anima my. In his with_words this monstratur intendere, etc., until to because evil their under moderata increparet invectione.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

אֲאַמִּצְ⁠כֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑⁠י וְ⁠נִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣⁠י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ

encourage,you_all with mouth_of,my and,solace_of lips_of,my assuage_~_pain

For emphasis, Job is saying the opposite of what he means. He does not feel that his friends actually have been strengthening him or relieving him. If a speaker of your language would not say the opposite of what he means for emphasis, in your translation you could indicate what Job actually means. Alternate translation: “I would say things such as you have been saying, thinking that I was strengthening and comforting you, even though saying such things would actually make you feel worse, as you have been making me feel worse”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אֲאַמִּצְ⁠כֶ֥ם

encourage,you_all

The word you is plural here because Job is using it to refer to his three friends. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּמוֹ־פִ֑⁠י וְ⁠נִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣⁠י

with mouth_of,my and,solace_of lips_of,my

Job is using the terms mouth and lips by association to mean speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by what I said, and the things that I spoke”

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