Verse 8

Oh, that I might have my request and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Å, om min bønn kunne bli besvart, og Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter så sterkt etter!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Å, om jeg kunne få min bønn oppfylt, og at Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter etter!

• Norsk King James

  Å, at jeg kunne få det jeg lengter etter; og at Gud ville gi meg det jeg virkelig ønsker!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om bare mitt ønske kunne oppfylles, at Gud ville gi meg det jeg håper på,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om bare min bønn kunne bli oppfylt, og Gud gi meg mitt ønske!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å, om jeg kunne få min bønn oppfylt, og at Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter etter!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, om jeg kunne få det jeg ber om, og at Gud ville gi meg det jeg så inderlig lengter etter!

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

  Å, om jeg kunne få min bønn oppfylt, og at Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter etter!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Å, at min bønn ble hørt, og at Gud ville gi meg mitt håp!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Oh, that my request would be granted, and that God would fulfill my hope.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.6.8", "source": "מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃", "text": "*mî-yittēn tābôʾ šeʾĕlātî wə-tiqwātî yittēn ʾĕlôah*", "grammar": { "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - who would give/oh that", "*tābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - might come", "*šeʾĕlātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my request", "*wə-tiqwātî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my hope/expectation", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would grant", "*ʾĕlôah*": "divine name - God" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "would that/oh that (idiomatic expression of wish)", "*bôʾ*": "to come/go/enter", "*šeʾēlâ*": "request/petition", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*nātan*": "to give/grant/place" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Om bare min bønn ville gå i oppfyllelse, at Gud ville gi meg mitt håp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gid min Begjæring maatte komme, og Gud vilde give (mig) mit Haab,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Å, om jeg kunne få min bønn oppfylt; at Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter etter!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Å, om min bønn kunne bli hørt, at Gud ville oppfylle min lengsel!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Å, at mitt ønske kunne bli oppfylt, at Gud kunne innvilge mitt håp!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Å, at jeg kunne få min bønn oppfylt, at Gud ville gi meg det jeg lengter etter!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis bare jeg kunne få svar på min bønn, og Gud ville gi meg det jeg ønsker!

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O that I might haue my desyre: O yt God wolde graunte me the thynge, that I longe for:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh that I might haue my desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O that I might haue my desire, and that God woulde graunt me the thing that I long for:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Oh that I might have my request; That God would grant the thing that I long for!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  O that my request may come, That God may grant my hope!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If only I might have an answer to my prayer, and God would give me my desire!

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A Cry for Death“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!

Referenced Verses

• Job 6:11-13 : 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh made of brass? 13 Is not my help within me? And is wisdom driven quite from me?
• Job 17:14-16 : 14 I have said to corruption, 'You are my father'; to the worm, 'You are my mother, and my sister.' 15 And where now is my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
• Ps 119:81 : 81 CAPH. My soul faints for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word.