Job 11:5
Strong's Lexicon
But
וְֽאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 199: 1) but, but indeed (a strong adversative) 2) however, nevertheless

if only
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

God
אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: 1) God 2) false god

would speak
דַּבֵּ֑ר (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

and open
וְיִפְתַּ֖ח (wə·yip̄·taḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved

His lips
שְׂפָתָ֣יו (śə·p̄ā·ṯāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

against you,
עִמָּֽךְ׃ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,

Young's Literal Translation
And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

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

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;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you

New Living Translation
If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks!

English Standard Version
But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you,

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,

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
















Cross References
Job 11:4
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Job 11:6
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 11:3
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Job 11:2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Job 11:8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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