Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Bear with me, and I also will speak;
And after I have spoken, you may [continue to] mock [me].
New American Standard Bible
Then after I have spoken, you may
King James Version
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Holman Bible
then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking.
International Standard Version
Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.
A Conservative Version
Allow me, and I also will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.
American Standard Version
Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
Bible in Basic English
Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.
Darby Translation
Suffer me and I will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on!
Julia Smith Translation
Suffer me and I will speak; and after my word ye will mock
King James 2000
Bear with me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Bear [with] me, and I myself will speak; then after my speaking you can mock.
Modern King James verseion
Rise with me and I shall speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.
NET Bible
Bear with me and I will speak, and after I have spoken you may mock.
New Heart English Bible
Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
The Emphasized Bible
Suffer me, that, I, may speak, and, after I have spoken, thou canst mock!
Webster
Suffer me that I may speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.
World English Bible
Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
Youngs Literal Translation
Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
2
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be the consolation.
“Bear with me, and I also will speak;
And after I have spoken, you may [continue to] mock [me].
“As for me, is my complaint to man or about him?
And why should I not be impatient and my spirit troubled?
Names
Cross References
Job 16:10
“They have gaped at me with their mouths,
With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;
They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.
Job 17:2
“Surely there are mockers and mockery with me,
And my eye gazes on their obstinacy and provocation.
Job 16:20
“My friends are scoffers [who ridicule];
My eye pours out tears to God.
Job 12:4-5
“I am a joke to my friends;
I, one whom God answered when he called upon Him—
A just and blameless man is a joke [and laughed to scorn].
Job 13:9
“Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
Job 13:13
“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
And let happen to me what may.
Job 33:31-33
“Pay attention, Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will speak.