Job 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Job 5:8 — World English Bible

Job 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Job 5:8 — American Standard Version

Job 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Yet I--I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,”

Job 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But as for me I will seek untoGod, and untoGod commit my cause; ”

Job 5:8 — Darby Translation

Job 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But I would inquire at God, and turne my talke vnto God:”

Job 5:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:8 in Context — Job 5

6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

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

9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

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What Does Job 5:8 Mean?

Job 5:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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