Job 19:23–24
Job 19:23–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)
23 “Oh that my words were written!
Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead
they were engraved in the rock forever!
Job 19:23–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 Oh that my words were now written!
Oh that they were printed in a book!
24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead
In the rock for ever!
Job 19:23–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
23 “Oh, that my words could be recorded.
Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
24 carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead,
engraved forever in the rock.
Job 19:23–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever!
Job 19:23–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 “How I wish my words were written down,
written on a scroll.
24 I wish they were carved with an iron pen into lead,
or carved into stone forever.
Job 19:23–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
23 Oh that my words were now written!
Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That with an iron pen and lead
They were graven in the rock for ever!
Job 19:23–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!
Job 19:23–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 “I wish now my words were written.
I wish they were inscribed on a scroll.
24 I wish they were forever engraved on a rock
with an iron stylus and lead.
Job 19:23–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 I wish that my words were written down,
that they were recorded on a scroll
24 or were inscribed in stone forever
by an iron stylus and lead!
Job 19:23–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 “O that my words were written down!
O that they were inscribed in a book!
24 O that with an iron pen and with lead
they were engraved on a rock forever!
Job 19:23–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 “O that my words could be written down!
O that they could be inscribed in a scroll!
24 That with a pen of iron and with lead
they might be engraved on a rock forever!
Job 19:23–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 “I wish my words were written down!
I wish they were written on a scroll!
24 I wish they were cut into lead with an iron tool!
I wish they were carved in rock forever!
Job 19:23–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
23 “Oh that my words were written!
Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
24 “That with an iron stylus and lead
They were engraved in the rock forever!