Job 16:4
“I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Job 16:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Auch ich könnte reden wie ihr. Wenn eure Seele an der Stelle meiner Seele wäre, könnte ich Worte wider euch zusammenreihen, und mein Haupt über euch schütteln;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
También yo hablaría como vosotros. Ojalá vuestra alma estuviera en lugar de la mía, que yo os tendría compañía en las palabras, y sobre vosotros movería mi cabeza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Também eu poderia falar como vós, se vossa alma estivesse no lugar da minha alma; eu poderia amontoar palavras contra vós, e contra vós sacudir minha cabeça.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu também poderia falar como vós, se estivésseis em meu lugar; eu poderia amontoar palavras contra vós e menear minha cabeça zombando de vós.
📖 Job 16:4 in Context
2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
6Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
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