Job 11:5
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And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,

Job 23:3-7 Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne? . . .

Job 31:35 Who would grant me a hearing, that the Almighty may hear my desire: and that he himself that judgeth would write a book,

Job 33:6-18 Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed. . . .

Job 38:1,2 Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said: . . .

Job 40:1-5,8 And the Lord went on, and said to Job: . . .

Job 42:7 And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath.

Context
Zophar Rebukes Job
4For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight. 5And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.…
Cross References
Job 11:4
For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.

Job 11:6
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.

Lexicon
But
וְֽאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 199: However, on the contrary

if only
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

God
אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: God -- a deity, the Deity

would speak
דַּבֵּ֑ר (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

and open
וְיִפְתַּ֖ח (wə·yip̄·taḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

His lips
שְׂפָתָ֣יו (śə·p̄ā·ṯāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

against you,
עִמָּֽךְ׃ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with


Additional Translations
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;

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

But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!

But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

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

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

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

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