8"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.


In Context

5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.

7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

8 "But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

10 He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.

Job 5:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8|But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause: