Job 8:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,

New Living Translation
But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,

English Standard Version
If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy,

Berean Study Bible
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

New American Standard Bible
“If you will search for God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

NASB 1995
"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

NASB 1977
“If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

Amplified Bible
“If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

Christian Standard Bible
But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Contemporary English Version
So why don't you turn to him

Good News Translation
But turn now and plead with Almighty God;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you search for God and plead for mercy from the Almighty,

International Standard Version
If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,

NET Bible
But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

New King James Version
If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty,

King James 2000 Bible
If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;

New Heart English Bible
If you want to seek God diligently, make your petition to Shaddai.

World English Bible
If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.

American King James Version
If you would seek to God betimes, and make your supplication to the Almighty;

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

A Faithful Version
If you would seek earnestly to God and make your supplication to the Almighty;

Darby Bible Translation
If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

English Revised Version
If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

Webster's Bible Translation
If thou wouldst seek to God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If thou wouldest nowe resorte vnto God be times, and make thy prayer to the almightie,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yff thou woldest now resorte vnto God by tymes, and make thine humble prayer to ye Allmightie:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If you seek for God early, "" And make supplication to the Mighty,

Young's Literal Translation
If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,

Smith's Literal Translation
If thou shalt seek to God, if thou shalt make supplication to him;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty:

Catholic Public Domain Version
even so, you should arise early to God, so as to beseech the Almighty.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if you seek God and you will beg The Almighty

Lamsa Bible
If you would seek God and make supplication to the Almighty,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
















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