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Job 10:2

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10:2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn4 me;

tell me5 why you are contending6 with me.’

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Footnotes

  1. 4 The negated jussive is the Hiphil jussive of רָשַׁע (rasha’); its meaning then would be literally “do not declare me guilty.” The negated jussive stresses the immediacy of the request.
  2. 5 The Hiphil imperative of יָדַע (yada’) would more literally be “cause me to know.” It is a plea for God to help him understand the afflictions.
  3. 6 The verb is רִיב (riv), meaning “to dispute; to contend; to strive; to quarrel”—often in the legal sense. The precise words chosen in this verse show that the setting is legal. The imperfect verb here is progressive, expressing what is currently going on.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I will say to God, Do not condemn me;

let me know why you contend against me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I say to God: Do not declare me guilty,

but tell me what charges you have against me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will say to God,

“Do not declare me guilty!

Let me know why you prosecute me.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will say to God, ‘Don’t simply condemn me—

tell me the charge you are bringing against me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me;

let me know why you contend against me.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me;

Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.