Job 9:14-20
New American Standard Bible
14 How then can (A)I [a]answer Him,
And choose my words [b]before Him?
15 For (B)though I were right, I could not [c]answer;
I would have to (C)implore the mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He (D)bruises me with a storm
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will (E)not allow me to get my breath,
But He saturates me with (F)bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of power, (G)behold, He is the strong one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon [d]Him?
20 (H)Though I am righteous, my mouth will (I)condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
Job 9:14-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 How then can I answer him,
choosing my words with him?
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal to my accuser for my right.(A)
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds without cause;(B)
18 he will not let me get my breath
but fills me with bitterness.(C)
19 If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?[a]
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
Footnotes
- 9.19 Compare Gk: Heb me
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