Job 9:34-35
Job 9:32-35 The Message (MSG)
“God and I are not equals; I can’t bring a case against him. We’ll never enter a courtroom as peers. How I wish we had an arbitrator to step in and let me get on with life— To break God’s death grip on me, to free me from this terror so I could breathe again. Then I’d speak up and state my case boldly. As things stand, there is no way I can do it.”
Job 9:34-35 King James Version (KJV)
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his fear terrify me: Then would I speak, and not fear him; But it is not so with me.
Job 9:34-35 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.
Job 9:34-35 New Century Version (NCV)
Maybe he could remove God’s punishment so his terror would no longer frighten me. Then I could speak without being afraid, but I am not able to do that.
Job 9:34-35 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid: Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.
Job 9:34-35 New International Version (NIV)
someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. Then I would speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
Job 9:34-35 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
Job 9:34-35 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Let Him take His rod away from me, And let not the dread and fear of Him terrify me. “Then I would speak [my defense] and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.