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Job 11:5

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

KJV

Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, et aperiret labia sua tibi,

Vulgate

ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ κύριος λαλήσαι πρὸς σέ; καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ;

LXX

But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

ASV

וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם מִֽי יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְ/יִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו עִמָּֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
אוּלָ֗ם
'vlm
adverb · 19×
י
y
noun · 177×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 38:1 — Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
  • Job 42:7 — And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me t