JOB 33:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Why do you argue against him
⇔ since he doesn’t answer people’s questions?

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Λέγεις δέ, διατί τῆς δίκης μου οὐκ ἐπακήκοέ μου πᾶν ῥῆμα;
(Legeis de, diati taʸs dikaʸs mou ouk epakaʸkoe mou pan ɽaʸma; )

ULT Why do you contend against him,
⇔ that he does not answer any of one’s words?

33:13 Or that He answers for none of His actions

OEB Now why dost thou plead against Him
⇔ That He giveth thy words no answer?

WEBBE Why do you strive against him,
⇔ because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Why do you contend against him,
⇔ that he does not answer all a person’s words?

LSV Why have you striven against Him,
When [for] all His matters He does not answer?

FBV Why are you fighting against him, complaining that God isn't answering your questions?

T4T So, ◄why are you arguing against God, saying ‘He never answers my questions’?/you should not be arguing against God, saying ‘He never answers my questions.’► [RHQ]

LEB • that he will not answer all a person’s words?

BBE Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words.

ASV ⇔ Why dost thou strive against him,
⇔ For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

DRA Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?

YLT Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?

Drby Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

RV Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

Wbstr Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

KJB-1769 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.[fn]
(Why dost thou/you strive against him? for he giveth/gives not account of any of his matters. )

33.13 he giveth…: Heb. he answereth not

KJB-1611 [fn]Why doest thou striue against him? for he giueth not account of any of his matters.
(Why doest thou/you strive against him? for he giveth/gives not account of any of his matters.)

33:13 Heb. hee answereth not.

Bshps And why doest thou then striue against him? for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes.
(And why doest thou/you then strive against him? for he shall not give the accomptes of all his words.)

Gnva Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
(Why doest thou/you strive against him? for he doeth not give account of all his matters. )

Cvdl Why doest thou then stryue agaynst him, because he geueth the no accomptes of all his doinges?
(Why doest thou/you then strive against him, because he giveth/gives the no accomptes of all his doinges?)

Wyc Thou stryuest ayenus God, that not at alle wordis he answeride to thee.
(Thou strivest ayenus God, that not at all words he answered to thee/you.)

Luth Warum willst du mit ihm zanken, daß er dir nicht Rechenschaft gibt alles seines Tuns?
(Warum willst you with him zanken, that he you/to_you not Rechenschaft gibt all/everything seines Tuns?)

ClVg Adversus eum contendis, quod non ad omnia verba responderit tibi?
(Adversus him contendis, that not/no to everything words responderit tibi? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣י⁠ו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה

why to=him/it contend that/for/because/then/when all words,his not answer

Elihu is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You should not contend against him, that he does not answer any of one’s words”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה

that/for/because/then/when all words,his not answer

Elihu could be saying: (1) that Job’s complaint is that God has not responded to his questions and protests. In that case, Elihu would be using the term translated words to mean what Job has been saying. Alternate translation: “that he does not respond when one speaks to him” (2) that God does not given an account for his own actions. The term translated words can also describe the matters with which someone is concerned or the things that someone does. Alternate translation: “that he does not account to anyone for how he treats that person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה

that/for/because/then/when all words,his not answer

Since Elihu is speaking to Job and he probably means that Job is complaining that God is not answering him, you could translate this in the second person if that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that does not answer any of your words” or “that he does not respond when you speak to him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה

that/for/because/then/when all words,his not answer

It may be more natural in your language to make this a direct quotation. Alternate translation: “saying, ‘He does not answer any of my words’” or “saying, ‘He does not respond when I speak to him’”

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