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Job 32:18–20

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18For I am full of †matter,

†The spirit within me constraineth me.

19Behold, my belly is as wine which †hath no vent;

It is ready to burst like pnew bottles.

20I will speak, †that I may be refreshed:

I will open my lips and answer.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. words. See ver. 11.
  2. †Heb. the spirit of my belly. So Prov. 22:18. Comp. ch. 19:27 marg.
  3. †Heb. is not opened.
  4. pMatt. 9:17. Comp. Josh. 9:4.
  5. †Heb. that I may breathe. 1 Sam. 16:23.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I am full of words,

and my spirit compels me to speak.

My heart is like unvented wine;

it is about to burst like new wineskins.

I must speak so that I can find relief;

I must open my lips and respond.

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.