Verse 5

Oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men hvis Gud virkelig ville tale til deg, kunne han åpenbare store sannheter for deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men om bare Gud ville tale, og åpne sine lepper mot deg;

• Norsk King James

  Men Gud bør tale og åpne munnen sin mot deg;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hvis Gud bare ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men å, om Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvem ville ikke ønske at Gud ville snakke, og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, om bare Gud ville tale, og åpne sine lepper mot deg;

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men hvem ville ikke ønske at Gud ville snakke, og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men om bare Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.11.5", "source": "וְֽאוּלָ֗ם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְיִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣יו עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾulam* *mi-yiten* *Eloah* *dabēr* *wə-yiptaḥ* *śəpatāw* *ʿimāk*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾulam*": "conjunction + adverb - but/nevertheless", "*mi-yiten*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who would give/oh that", "*Eloah*": "noun proper masculine singular - God", "*dabēr*": "piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*wə-yiptaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and may he open", "*śəpatāw*": "noun feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips", "*ʿimāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*ʾulam*": "but/nevertheless/however", "*mi-yiten*": "who would give/would that/oh that", "*Eloah*": "God (singular form, less common than Elohim)", "*dabēr*": "to speak/speaking", "*śəpatāw*": "his lips/his speech" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men hvem vil gi at Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men sandelig, gid Gud vilde tale og oplade sine Læber imod dig,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men om bare Gud ville tale, og åpne sine lepper mot deg;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men å, om Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men, om bare Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men å, om Gud ville tale og åpne sine lepper mot deg,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men om Gud bare ville ta ordet, åpne sine lepper i diskusjon med deg;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O that God wolde speake, and open his lippes agaynst the,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But O that God woulde speake, and open his lippes against thee:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

• World English Bible (2000)

  But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

Referenced Verses

• Job 38:1-2 : 1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
• Job 40:1-5 : 1 Moreover, the LORD answered Job and said, 2 Shall he who contends with the Almighty instruct him? He who reproves God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the LORD and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
• Job 40:8 : 8 Will you also annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
• Job 42:7 : 7 And it was so, after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My anger is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.
• Job 23:3-7 : 3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would present my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. 6 Will he contend with me in his great power? No; but he would strengthen me. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him, so I would be delivered forever from my judge.
• Job 31:35 : 35 Oh that one would hear me! Behold, my desire is that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book.
• Job 33:6-9 : 6 Behold, I am in your place before God; I also am formed out of clay. 7 Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, nor shall my hand be heavy upon you. 8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying, 9 I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me. 10 Behold, He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy; 11 He puts my feet in the stocks, He marks all my paths. 12 Behold, in this you are not just; I will answer you, that God is greater than man. 13 Why do you strive against Him? For He does not give account of any of His matters. 14 For God speaks once, yes, twice, yet man does not perceive it. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction, 17 That He may withdraw man from his purpose and hide pride from man. 18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.