Job 9:16–17

16 If I summoned him and he answered me,

I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

17 For he crushes me with a tempest

and multiplies my wounds twithout cause;

Job 9:16–17 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,

I do not believe he would give me a hearing.

17 He would crush me with a storm

and multiply my wounds for no reason.

Job 9:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 If I had called, and he had answered me;

Yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

17 For he breaketh me with a tempest,

And multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 And even if I summoned him and he responded,

I’m not sure he would listen to me.

17 For he attacks me with a storm

and repeatedly wounds me without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 If I called and He answered me,

I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.

17 For He crushes me with a tempest,

And multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 If I called to him and he answered,

I still don’t believe he would listen to me.

17 He would crush me with a storm

and multiply my wounds for no reason.

Job 9:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 If I had called, and he had answered me,

Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

17 For he breaketh me with a tempest,

And multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, — 17 He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 If I cried out and he answered me,

I do not believe that he would listen to me.

17 He would knock me down with a storm

and bruise me without a reason.

Job 9:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 If I summoned Him and He answered me,

I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.

17 He batters me with a whirlwind

and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

16 If I summoned him and he answered me,

I do not believe that he would listen to my voice.

17 For he crushes me with a tempest

and multiplies my wounds without cause;

Job 9:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 If I summon him, and he should answer me,

I do not believe that he will listen to my voice—

17 who crushes me with a tempest

and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 9:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Suppose I called out to him and he answered.

I don’t believe he’d listen to me.

17 He would send a storm to crush me.

He’d increase my wounds without any reason.

Job 9:16–17 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

16 “If I called and He answered me,

I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

17 “For He bruises me with a tempest

And multiplies my wounds without cause.

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