Job 32:20

In 11 translations

BSB

I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.

KJV

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.be…: Heb. breathe

WEB

I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.

ASV

I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.

LSV

I speak, and there is refreshment to me, || I open my lips and answer.

YLT

I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.

DBY

I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.

DRC

I will speak and take breath a little: I will open my lips, and will answer.

GNV

Therefore will I speake, that I may take breath: I will open my lippes, and will answere.

JPS

I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.

LXXE

I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֲדַבְּרָ֥ה וְיִֽרְוַֽח־לִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתַ֣י וְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃

LXX-Br

Λαλήσω, ἵνα ἀναπαύσωμαι ἀνοίξας τὰ χείλη,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
• Proverbs 8:6–7Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
• Job 20:2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
• Job 13:13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
• Job 13:19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.

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