Job 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”

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

Job 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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

“If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.”

Job 8:5 — World English Bible

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

“If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty; ”

Job 8:5 — American Standard Version

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

“If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,”

Job 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If thou seek earnestly untoGod, and make thy supplication to the Almighty, ”

Job 8:5 — Darby Translation

Job 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,”

Job 8:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 8:5 in Context — Job 8

3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

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What Does Job 8:5 Mean?

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

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