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Job 36:2

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36:2“Be patient2 with me a little longer

and I will instruct you,

for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.3

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Footnotes

  1. 2 The verb כָּתַּר (kattar) is the Piel imperative; in Hebrew the word means “to surround” and is related to the noun for crown. But in it means “to wait.” This section of the book of Job will have a few Aramaic words.
  2. 3 The Hebrew text simply has “for yet for God words.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you,

for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Bear with me a little longer and I will show you

that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you,

for there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Let me go on, and I will show you the truth.

For I have not finished defending God!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Bear with me a little longer, and I will explain,

for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

KJV 1900King James Version

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee

That I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.