Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
New American Standard Bible
And open His lips against you,
King James Version
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
Holman Bible
and declare His case
International Standard Version
"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,
A Conservative Version
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
American Standard Version
But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
Amplified
“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,
Darby Translation
But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
Julia Smith Translation
And who Will give God speaking, and he will open his lips with thee?
King James 2000
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But, {O that} God might speak, and [that] he would open his lips to you,
Modern King James verseion
But who will grant that God would speak, and open His lips against you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
NET Bible
But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,
New Heart English Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
The Emphasized Bible
But, in very deed, oh that GOD would speak, that he would open his lips with thee:
Webster
But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
World English Bible
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
Youngs Literal Translation
And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
Interlinear
'uwlam
Nathan
Dabar
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zophar's First Response To Job
4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes. 5 But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you; 6 And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
Names
Cross References
Job 23:3-7
If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
Job 31:35
If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
Job 33:6-18
See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.
Job 38:1-2
And the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Job 40:1-5
...
Job 40:8
Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
Job 42:7
And it came about, after he had said these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, I am very angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.