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Job 37:19

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37:19Tell us what we should23 say to him.

We cannot prepare a case24

because of the darkness.

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Footnotes

  1. 23 The imperfect verb here carries the obligatory nuance, “what we should say?”
  2. 24 The verb means “to arrange; to set in order.” From the context the idea of a legal case is included.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Teach us what we shall say to him;

we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Tell us what we should say to him;

we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Teach us what we should say to him;

we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

NLTNew Living Translation

“So teach the rest of us what to say to God.

We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Teach us what we should say to him;

we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.

KJV 1900King James Version

Teach us what we shall say unto him;

For we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.