Job 16:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?”
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 16:6 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“If I speak, my pain is not restrained, And I cease--what goeth from me?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 16:6 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 10:1“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Psalms 77:1I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
- Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
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