Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply. New Living Translation I must speak to find relief, so let me give my answers. English Standard Version I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. Berean Standard Bible I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. King James Bible I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. New King James Version I will speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. New American Standard Bible “Let me speak so that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer. NASB 1995 “Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer. NASB 1977 “Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer. Legacy Standard Bible Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer. Amplified Bible “I must speak so that I may get relief; I will open my lips and answer. Christian Standard Bible I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond. Holman Christian Standard Bible I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond. American Standard Version I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer. Contemporary English Version if I don't speak. * English Revised Version I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer. GOD'S WORD® Translation I must speak to get relief. I must open my mouth and answer. Good News Translation I can't stand it; I have to speak. International Standard Version "Let me speak! I need relief! Let me open my lips and respond. Majority Standard Bible I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. NET Bible I will speak, so that I may find relief; I will open my lips, so that I may answer. New Heart English Bible I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer. Webster's Bible Translation I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. World English Bible I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI speak, and there is refreshment to me, "" I open my lips and answer. Young's Literal Translation I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer. Smith's Literal Translation I will speak, and it will breathe to me: I will open my lips and answer. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI will speak and take breath a little : I will open my lips, and will answer. Catholic Public Domain Version I should speak, but I will also breathe a little; I will open my lips, and I will answer. New American Bible Let me speak and obtain relief; let me open my lips, and reply. New Revised Standard Version I must speak, so that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI will speak so that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall speak and it will relieve me; I shall open my lips and I shall give an answer OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer. Brenton Septuagint Translation I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends…19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin. 20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. 21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.… Cross References Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Psalm 39:3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Jeremiah 6:11 But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike. Acts 18:5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! Amos 3:8 The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy? Psalm 119:171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 2 Corinthians 4:13 And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak, Isaiah 42:14 “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Psalm 71:8 My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long. Ezekiel 3:27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house. Treasury of Scripture I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. I will speak Job 13:13,19 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will… Job 20:2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. Job 21:3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. be refreshed. Proverbs 8:6,7 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things… Jump to Previous Comfort Find Lips Mind Mouth Open Refreshed Refreshment Relief SpeakJump to Next Comfort Find Lips Mind Mouth Open Refreshed Refreshment Relief SpeakJob 32 1. Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends6. Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth 11. He reproves them for not satisfying Job 16. His zeal to speak I must speak The phrase "I must speak" reflects a compelling inner drive to express oneself. In the Hebrew context, the verb "speak" (דָּבַר, dabar) often implies not just casual conversation but a purposeful declaration. Elihu, the speaker in this passage, feels an urgent need to articulate his thoughts. This urgency can be seen as a divine prompting, suggesting that sometimes God instills in us a necessity to voice truth or wisdom. Historically, speech was a powerful tool in ancient cultures, often associated with authority and influence. Elihu's insistence on speaking underscores the importance of sharing divinely inspired insights, even when one is younger or less experienced, as Elihu was compared to Job and his friends. and find relief I must open my lips and respond Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I must speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה (’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue and find relief; וְיִֽרְוַֽח־ (wə·yir·waḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7304: To breathe freely, revive, to have ample room I must open אֶפְתַּ֖ח (’ep̄·taḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve my lips שְׂפָתַ֣י (śə·p̄ā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin and respond. וְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ (wə·’e·‘ĕ·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Job 32:20 NIVJob 32:20 NLT Job 32:20 ESV Job 32:20 NASB Job 32:20 KJV Job 32:20 BibleApps.com Job 32:20 Biblia Paralela Job 32:20 Chinese Bible Job 32:20 French Bible Job 32:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 32:20 I will speak that I may be (Jb) |
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