Job 9:17-18
Job 9:17-18 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Job 9:14-20 The Message (MSG)
“So how could I ever argue with him, construct a defense that would influence God? Even though I’m innocent I could never prove it; I can only throw myself on the Judge’s mercy. If I called on God and he himself answered me, then, and only then, would I believe that he’d heard me. As it is, he knocks me about from pillar to post, beating me up, black-and-blue, for no good reason. He won’t even let me catch my breath, piles bitterness upon bitterness. If it’s a question of who’s stronger, he wins, hands down! If it’s a question of justice, who’ll serve him the subpoena? Even though innocent, anything I say incriminates me; blameless as I am, my defense just makes me sound worse.
Job 9:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Job 9:17-18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause. He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
Job 9:17-18 New Century Version (NCV)
He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason. He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
Job 9:17-18 American Standard Version (ASV)
For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Job 9:17-18 New International Version (NIV)
He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason. He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
Job 9:17-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause. He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.