Berean Standard Bible
“If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him, ’”
After Job's famous statement of hope in a living redeemer in Job 19:25-27, he turns again to address his three friends directly, warning them about how they are treating him. Job is the speaker, and he rejects their claim that his suffering must prove some hidden guilt.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him, ’
World English Bible (WEB)
If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me,
King James Version (KJV)
But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
American Standard Version (ASV)
If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Mas debierais decir: ¿Por qué lo perseguimos? ya que la raíz del negocio en mí se halla.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»¿Cómo se atreven ustedes a seguir acosándome, como si mi culpabilidad estuviera probada?
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