Translations
Modern
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
Traditional
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Literal
Who shall grant that my request would come? That God may grant my hope!
Latin
Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus?
Original
Hebrew
English
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
Notes
Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Death: Desired: Job