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Job 16:2–3

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2“I have heard many things like these;

you are miserable comforters,l all of you!m

3Will your long-winded speeches never end?n

What ails you that you keep on arguing?o

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Cross references

  1. lPs 69:20
  2. mSee Job 6:15
  3. nJob 11:2; 18:2
  4. oSee Job 6:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I have heard many such things;

miserable comforters are you all.

Shall windy words have an end?

Or what provokes you that you answer?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I have heard many things like these.

You are all miserable comforters.

Is there no end to your empty words?

What provokes you that you continue testifying?

NLTNew Living Translation

“I have heard all this before.

What miserable comforters you are!

Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air?

What makes you keep on talking?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I have heard many things like these;

all of you are miserable comforters.

Is there a limit to windy words?

What provokes you that you answer?

KJV 1900King James Version

I have heard many such things:

Miserable comforters are ye all.

Shall vain words have an end?

Or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?