Job 6:8–9
8 “Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
9 that it would bplease God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,
9 that God would be willing to crush me,
to let loose his hand and cut off my life!
Job 6:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 Even that it would please God to destroy me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant my desire.
9 I wish he would crush me.
I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me.
Job 6:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 That it would please God to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 “How I wish that I might have what I ask for
and that God would give me what I hope for.
9 How I wish God would crush me
and reach out his hand to destroy me.
Job 6:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 Even that it would please God to crush me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 Oh that I might have my request, and that †God would grant my desire! 9 And that it would please †God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 “How I wish that my prayer would be answered—
that God would give me what I’m hoping for,
9 that God would ⸤finally⸥ be willing to crush me,
that he would reach out to cut me off.
Job 6:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 If only my request would be granted
and God would provide what I hope for:
9 that He would decide to crush me,
to unleash His power and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 “O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
9 that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
Job 6:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 “O that my request may come,
and that God may grant my hope,
9 that God would decide that he would crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and kill me.
Job 6:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 “I wish I could have what I’m asking for!
I wish God would give me what I’m hoping for!
9 I wish he would crush me!
I wish his powerful hand would cut off my life!
Job 6:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 “Oh that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my longing!
9 “Would that God were willing to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!