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Job 9:33–34

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33There is nou umpire between us,

who might lay his hand upon us both.

34Let him take his rod away from me,

and let not dread of him terrify me.

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  1. uAnother reading is Would that there were

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There is no arbiter between us,

who might lay his hand on us both.

Let him take his rod away from me,

and let not dread of him terrify me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If only there were someone to mediate between us,

someone to bring us together,

someone to remove God’s rod from me,

so that his terror would frighten me no more.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is no mediator between us,

to lay his hand on both of us.

Let him take his rod away from me

so his terror will no longer frighten me.

NLTNew Living Translation

If only there were a mediator between us,

someone who could bring us together.

The mediator could make God stop beating me,

and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There is no arbiter between us

that he might lay his hand on both of us.

May he remove his rod from me,

and let his dread not terrify me;

KJV 1900King James Version

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us,

That might lay his hand upon us both.

Let him take his rod away from me,

And let not his fear terrify me: