Job 11:5 Lexicon: "But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,

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But
'uwlam (oo-lawm')
however or on the contrary -- as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.

oh that
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

God
'elowahh (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.

would speak
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

and open
pathach (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

his lips
saphah (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

against thee

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,

King James Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if only God would speak and declare His case against you,

International Standard Version
"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I only wish God would speak and open his mouth [to talk] to you.

King James 2000 Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;

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