JOB 40:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Will the person who’s been finding faults now argue with the provider?
⇔ ≈Let the one who tries to correct God, give an answer.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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 μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλίνει; ἐλέγχων δὲ Θεὸν, ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν.
(maʸ krisin meta hikanou ekklinei; elegⱪōn de Theon, apokrithaʸsetai autaʸn. )

BrTr Will any one pervert judgment with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.

ULT “Is a reprover to contend with the Almighty?
⇔ The one correcting God, let him answer it!”
¶ 1

UST “Do you still think I am wrong and want to keep arguing with me?
⇔ If you want to keep criticizing me, then answer the questions I have asked you!”

BSB “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

OEB Shall a caviller strive with Almighty?
⇔ He that argues with God – let him answer.

WEBBE “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty?
⇔ He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
⇔ Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”

LSV “Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”

FBV “Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight?[fn] Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”

40:2 Or “Shall a faultfinder contend with God?”

T4T “Do you still want to argue with me, the Almighty One?
⇔ Since you criticize me, ◄you should be able to answer my questions!/why are you not able to answer my questions?► [RHQ]”

LEB No LEB JOB book available

BBE Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

ASV Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?
⇔ He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

DRA Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.

YLT Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

Drby Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth [fn]God, let him answer it.

40.2 Eloah

RV Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? he that argueth with God, let him answer it.

SLT Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it.

Wbstr Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

KJB-1769 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
(Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth/reproves God, let him answer it. )

KJB-1611 Shall hee that contendeth with the Almightie, instruct him? he that reproueth God, let him answere it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JOB book available

Gnva Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
(Gird up now thy/your loins like a man: I will demande of thee/you, and declare thou/you unto me. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JOB book available

Wycl No Wycl JOB book available

Luth No Luth JOB book available

ClVg [Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: interrogabo te, et indica mihi.
([Accinge like man lumbos yours: interrogabo you(sg), and indica to_me. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOB book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הֲ֭⁠רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסּ֑וֹר מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽ⁠נָּה

?,contend with almighty faultfinder argues god answer,it

The Almighty is speaking about himself in the third person, and though he is addressing Job directly, he is also speaking about him in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could have the Almighty speak of himself in the first person and of Job in the second person. Alternate translation: [You said you wanted to reprove me, the Almighty; do you still wish to contend with me? You said you wanted to correct me, God; if so, then you must answer it]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽ⁠נָּה

argues god answer,it

God is using the pronoun it to refer to everything he has just said to Job. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [If you still think you can correct me, then respond to everything I have just said to you]

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