3Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?


In Context

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.

3 Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

4 I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief .

Job 16:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:3Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall windy words have no end? or is it any trouble to thee to speak?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall words of wind have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall vain words have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldens you that you answer?