Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made. New Living Translation You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork. English Standard Version You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands. Berean Study Bible You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands. King James Bible Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. New King James Version You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands. New American Standard Bible “You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. NASB 1995 “You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. NASB 1977 “Thou wilt call, and I will answer Thee; Thou wilt long for the work of Thy hands. Amplified Bible “[Then] You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for [me] the work of Your hands. Christian Standard Bible You would call, and I would answer you. You would long for the work of your hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible You would call, and I would answer You. You would long for the work of Your hands. American Standard Version Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If you call me I shall answer you, and upon the work of your hands I shall think Brenton Septuagint Translation Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands. Contemporary English Version My Creator, you would want me; you would call out, and I would answer. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand. Good News Translation Then you will call, and I will answer, and you will be pleased with me, your creature. International Standard Version You'll call and I'll answer you; you'll long for your creatures that your hands have made. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands. Literal Standard Version You call, and I answer You; To the work of Your hands You have desire. New American Bible You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands. NET Bible You will call and I--I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made. New Revised Standard Version You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands. New Heart English Bible You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands. World English Bible You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands. Young's Literal Translation Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire. Additional Translations ... Context Job Laments the Finality of Death…14When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. 15You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands. 16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.… Cross References Job 10:3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked? Job 13:22 Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply. Job 14:14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever--do not abandon the works of Your hands. Treasury of Scripture You shall call, and I will answer you: you will have a desire to the work of your hands. shalt call Job 13:22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. Psalm 50:4,5 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people… 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. thou wilt have Job 7:21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. Job 10:3,8 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? … Psalm 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Verse 15. - Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee; rather, thou shouldest call, and I would answer thee (see the Revised Version). In that case, when I quitted Hades, and renewed my life, thou wouldst assuredly summon me to thee, and I would respond to the summons. There would be sweet colloquy between us; for thou wilt (or, rather, wouldest) have a desire to the work of thine hands (comp. ch. 10:8-11). Job assumes that God must love whatever he has created, and be drawn towards it by a secret, strong desire. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You will call,תִּ֭קְרָא (tiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read and I וְאָנֹכִ֣י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will answer You; אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ (’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond You will desire תִכְסֹֽף׃ (ṯiḵ·sōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3700: To become pale, to pine after, to fear the work לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (lə·ma·‘ă·śêh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of Your hands. יָדֶ֣יךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Jump to Previous Creature Desire Hands Sound Voice Wilt Work WouldestJump to Next Creature Desire Hands Sound Voice Wilt Work WouldestLinks Job 14:15 NIVJob 14:15 NLT Job 14:15 ESV Job 14:15 NASB Job 14:15 KJV Job 14:15 BibleApps.com Job 14:15 Biblia Paralela Job 14:15 Chinese Bible Job 14:15 French Bible Job 14:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 14:15 You would call and I would answer (Jb) |