16Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing.


In Context

13 God does not restrain his anger; even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.

14 "How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him?

15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.

16 Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing.

17 He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.

18 He would not let me regain my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.

Job 9:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:16And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet I would not believe that he had hearkened to my voice.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn't believe that he listened to my voice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had listened to my voice.