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Berean Standard Bible

“However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—”

Job 5:8

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Job has lost his children, possessions and health, and his friends have come to comfort him. Eliphaz speaks first, offering advice with confident certainty.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—

World English Bible (WEB)

“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,

King James Version (KJV)

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

American Standard Version (ASV)

But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ciertamente yo buscaría á Dios, y depositaría en él mis negocios:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Este consejo te doy: Acude a Dios y confiésale tus pecados.

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