Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. New Living Translation “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him. English Standard Version “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, Berean Standard Bible However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— King James Bible I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: New King James Version “But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause— New American Standard Bible “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would make my plea before God, NASB 1995 “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; NASB 1977 “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; Legacy Standard Bible “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would set my cause before God, Amplified Bible “As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God; Christian Standard Bible However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to Him. American Standard Version But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause; Aramaic Bible in Plain English However, I shall seek for God, and to God I shall put my word Brenton Septuagint Translation Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all; Contemporary English Version Job, if I were you, I would ask God for help. Douay-Rheims Bible Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God: English Revised Version But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: GOD'S WORD® Translation "But I would seek God's help and present my case to him. Good News Translation If I were you, I would turn to God and present my case to him. International Standard Version "Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God. JPS Tanakh 1917 But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause; Literal Standard Version Yet I inquire for God, | And for God I give my word, Majority Standard Bible However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— New American Bible In your place, I would appeal to God, and to God I would state my plea. NET Bible "But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case. New Revised Standard Version “As for me, I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause. New Heart English Bible "But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God, Webster's Bible Translation I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause: World English Bible “But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God, Young's Literal Translation Yet I -- I inquire for God, And for God I give my word, Additional Translations ... Context Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him…7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. 8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— 9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.… Cross References Job 13:2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. Job 13:3 Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God. Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me." Treasury of Scripture I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause: seek. Job 8:5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; Job 22:21,27 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee… Genesis 32:7-12 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; … unto God. Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Jump to Previous Appeal Cause Commit Inquire Lay Prayer Seek WordJump to Next Appeal Cause Commit Inquire Lay Prayer Seek WordJob 5 1. Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;6. that man is born to trouble; 8. that God is to be regarded in affliction; 17. the happy end of God's correction. Verse 8. - I would seek unto God; rather, as in the Revised Version; but as for me, I would seek etc.; i.e. if the case were mine, if I were afflicted as thou art, I would not betake myself to any of the angels (see ver. 1), but would cast myself wholly upon God. It is necessarily implied that Job had not done so. And unto God would I commit my cause (comp. Psalm 37:5; Proverbs 16:3). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew However,אוּלָ֗ם (’ū·lām) Conjunction Strong's 199: However, on the contrary if I were you, אֲ֭נִי (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I I would appeal אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ (’eḏ·rōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God אֵ֑ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty and lay אָשִׂ֥ים (’ā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set my cause דִּבְרָתִֽי׃ (diḇ·rā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1700: A cause, reason, manner before וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Him אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Job 5:8 NIVJob 5:8 NLT Job 5:8 ESV Job 5:8 NASB Job 5:8 KJV Job 5:8 BibleApps.com Job 5:8 Biblia Paralela Job 5:8 Chinese Bible Job 5:8 French Bible Job 5:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 5:8 But as for me I would seek (Jb) |
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