Job 5:8

8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

Job 5:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
ESV
8 "As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,
NLT
8 “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.
MSG
8 "If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, I'd throw myself on the mercy of God.
CSB
8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to Him.

Job 5:8 In-Context

6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Job 8:5; Job 11:13; Job 13:3,15; Job 23:4; Job 40:1; Psalms 35:23; Psalms 50:15; Jeremiah 12:1; 1 Corinthians 4:4
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