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Job 13:1–3

Job Continues: Still I Will Hope in God

13 “Behold, my eye has seen all this,

my ear has heard and understood it.

cWhat you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

dBut I would speak to the Almighty,

and I desire to eargue my case with God.

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Job 13:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“My eyes have seen all this,

my ears have heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I desire to speak to the Almighty

and to argue my case with God.

Job 13:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,

Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

What ye know, the same do I know also:

I am not inferior unto you.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

Job 13:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes

and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.

I know as much as you do.

You are no better than I am.

As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.

I want to argue my case with God himself.

Job 13:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

Job 13:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Now my eyes have seen all this;

my ears have heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know.

You are not better than I am.

But I want to speak to the Almighty

and to argue my case with God.

Job 13:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,

Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

What ye know, the same do I know also:

I am not inferior unto you.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

Job 13:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you. But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with •God;

Job 13:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“My eye has certainly seen all of this! 

My ear has heard and understood it. 

After all, I know it as well as you do. 

I am not inferior to you. 

However, I want to speak to the Almighty, 

and I wish to argue my case in front of God. 

Job 13:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Look, my eyes have seen all this;

my ears have heard and understood it.

Everything you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty

and argue my case before God.

Job 13:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Look, my eye has seen all this,

my ear has heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I would speak to the Almighty,

and I desire to argue my case with God.

Job 13:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Look, my eye has seen everything;

my ear has heard and has understood it.

What you know, I myself also know—

I am not more inferior than you.

But I would speak to Shaddai,

and I desire to argue with God.

Job 13:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“My eyes have seen everything God has done.

My ears have heard it and understood it.

What you know, I also know.

I’m as clever as you are.

In fact, I long to speak to the Mighty One.

I want to argue my case with God.

Job 13:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Behold, my eye has seen all this,

My ear has heard and understood it.

What you know I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

“But I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.


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