NETBible | But 1 if you will look 2 to God, and make your supplication 3 to the Almighty, |
NIV © |
But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty, |
NASB © |
"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty, |
NLT © |
But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty, |
MSG © |
Here's what you must do--and don't put it off any longer: Get down on your knees before God Almighty. |
BBE © |
If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all; |
NRSV © |
If you will seek God and make supplication to the Almighty, |
NKJV © |
If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty, |
KJV | If thou wouldest seek <07836> (0) unto God <0410> betimes <07836> (8762)_, and make thy supplication <02603> (8691) to the Almighty <07706>_; |
NASB © |
"If <518> you would seek <7836> God <410> And implore <2603> the compassion <2603> of the Almighty ,<7706> |
LXXM | su <4771> P-NS de <1161> PRT oryrize <3719> V-PAD-2S prov <4314> PREP kurion <2962> N-ASM pantokratora <3841> N-ASM deomenov <1210> V-PMPNS |
NET [draft] ITL | But if <0518> you <0859> will look <07836> to <0413> God <0410> , and make <02603> your supplication <02603> to <0413> the Almighty ,<07706> |
HEBREW | Nnxtt <02603> yds <07706> law <0413> la <0410> la <0413> rxst <07836> hta <0859> Ma (8:5) <0518> |
NETBible | But 1 if you will look 2 to God, and make your supplication 3 to the Almighty, |
NET Notes |
1 tn “But” is supplied to show the contrast between this verse and the preceding line. 2 tn The verb שִׁחַר (shikhar) means “to seek; to seek earnestly” (see 7:21). With the preposition אֶל (’el) the verb may carry the nuance of “to address; to have recourse to” (see E. Dhorme, Job, 114). The LXX connected it etymologically to “early” and read, “Be early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.” 3 tn The verb תִּתְחַנָּן (titkhannan) means “to make supplication; to seek favor; to seek grace” (from חָנַן, khanan). Bildad is saying that there is only one way for Job to escape the same fate as his children – he must implore God’s mercy. Job’s speech had spoken about God’s seeking him and not finding him; but Bildad is speaking of the importance of Job’s seeking God. |