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Job 8:5

What does Job 8:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 8:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

If thou seek earnestly untoGod, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

Context

v.4If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

v.5This passage

v.6If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 3:7

    Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,

  • Job 11:13

    If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

  • Job 5:8

    But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

  • Isaiah 55:6

    Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

  • Job 22:21

    Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:12

    And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

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