Job 31:35

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.”

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BSBPD

“(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me) Andthat I hadthe indictment which mine adversary hath written!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 31:35 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 13:3Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
  2. Job 13:17Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
  3. Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
  4. Job 13:22Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
  5. Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
  6. Job 17:3Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
  7. Job 19:7Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
  8. Job 19:11His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
  9. Job 19:23I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,
  10. Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
  11. Job 27:7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
  12. Job 30:28I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
  13. Job 33:6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
  14. Job 33:10Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
  15. Job 35:14How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
  16. Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
  17. Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
  18. Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
  19. Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

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