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Job 32:18–20

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18For I am full of words,

and the spiritj within me compels me;k

19inside I am like bottled-up wine,

like new wineskins ready to burst.l

20I must speak and find relief;

I must open my lips and reply.m

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Cross references

  1. jver 8
  2. kAc 4:20; 1 Co 9:16; 2 Co 5:14
  3. lJer 20:9; Am 3:8; Mt 9:17
  4. mSee Job 4:2; See Jer 6:11

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I am full of words;

the spirit within me constrains me.

Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent;

like new wineskins ready to burst.

I must speak, that I may find relief;

I must open my lips and answer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I am full of words,

and my spirit compels me to speak.

My heart is like unvented wine;

it is about to burst like new wineskins.

I must speak so that I can find relief;

I must open my lips and respond.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I am full of pent-up words,

and the spirit within me urges me on.

I am like a cask of wine without a vent,

like a new wineskin ready to burst!

I must speak to find relief,

so let me give my answers.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

for I am full of words;

the spirit within me urges me.

“Look, my internal organs are like unopened wine,

like new wineskins it is ready to burst open.

Let me speak that I may find relief;

let me open my lips, and let me answer.

KJV 1900King James Version

For I am full of matter,

The spirit within me constraineth me.

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent;

It is ready to burst like new bottles.

I will speak, that I may be refreshed:

I will open my lips and answer.