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Berean Standard Bible

““Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?”

Job 5:1

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Eliphaz, the first of Job's friends to speak at length, answers Job's complaint with a tone of confident advice. He assumes Job's suffering must come from something Job has done.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

World English Bible (WEB)

“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

King James Version (KJV)

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

AHORA pues da voces, si habrá quien te responda; ¿y á cuál de los santos te volverás?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Clama pidiendo ayuda, pero ¿alguien te responderá? ¿a cuál de tus dioses te dirigirás?

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