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Job 32:18–20

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18For I am full of words,

and my spiritB compels me to speak.c

19My heartC is like unvented wine;

it is about to burst like new wineskins.d

20I must speak so that I can find relief;

I must open my lips and respond.

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Footnotes

  1. B and the spirit of my belly
  2. C belly

Cross references

  1. cJb 19:3; 32:18; Ac 4:20
  2. dJb 15:35; 37:1; Pr 20:27,30

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I am full of words;

the spirit within me constrains me.

Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent;

like new wineskins ready to burst.

I must speak, that I may find relief;

I must open my lips and answer.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For I am full of words,

and the spirit within me compels me;

inside I am like bottled-up wine,

like new wineskins ready to burst.

I must speak and find relief;

I must open my lips and reply.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I am full of pent-up words,

and the spirit within me urges me on.

I am like a cask of wine without a vent,

like a new wineskin ready to burst!

I must speak to find relief,

so let me give my answers.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

for I am full of words;

the spirit within me urges me.

“Look, my internal organs are like unopened wine,

like new wineskins it is ready to burst open.

Let me speak that I may find relief;

let me open my lips, and let me answer.

KJV 1900King James Version

For I am full of matter,

The spirit within me constraineth me.

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent;

It is ready to burst like new bottles.

I will speak, that I may be refreshed:

I will open my lips and answer.