Job 40:8 - Bible Gateway

Job 40:8

Wilt thou also disannul My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?

AMPC

Will you also annul (set aside and render void) My judgment? Will you condemn Me [your God], that you may [appear] righteous and justified?

BRG

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

CSB

Would you really challenge my justice? Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?

CEB

Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent?

CJB

“Are you impugning my justice? Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?

CEV

Are you trying to prove that you are innocent by accusing me of injustice?

DARBY

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

DRA

Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.

ERV

“Are you trying to show that I am unfair? Are you trying to look innocent by saying that I am guilty?

EASY

Do you say that I am not a fair judge? Do you want to show that I am guilty, not you? Then you could say that you are right.

EHV

Will you really deny that I am just? Will you convict me, so that you can be acquitted?

ESV

Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

ESVUK

Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

EXB

Would you ·say that I am unfair [discredit my justice]? Would you ·blame [condemn] me to make yourself look ·right [righteous]?

GNV

Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in a secret place.

“Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?

GNT

Are you trying to prove that I am unjust— to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

HCSB

Would you really challenge My justice? Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?

ICB

Would you say that I am unfair? Would you blame me to make yourself look right?

ISV

Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you’re righteous?

JUB

Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

KJV

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

AKJV

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

LSB

Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

LEB

“Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

TLB

Are you going to discredit my justice and condemn me so that you can say you are right?

MSG

“Do you presume to tell me what I’m doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint? Do you have an arm like my arm? Can you shout in thunder the way I can? Go ahead, show your stuff. Let’s see what you’re made of, what you can do. Unleash your outrage. Target the arrogant and lay them flat. Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks—make mincemeat of them! Dig a mass grave and dump them in it— faceless corpses in an unmarked grave. I’ll gladly step aside and hand things over to you— you can surely save yourself with no help from me!

MEV

“Will you indeed annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me, that you may be righteous?

NOG

“Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?

NABRE

Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?

NASB

Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?

NASB1995

“Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

NCB

Will you continue to deny that I am just? Will you condemn me in order to justify yourself?

NCV

Would you say that I am unfair? Would you blame me to make yourself look right?

NET

Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

NIRV

“Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?

NIV

“Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

NIVUK

‘Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

NKJV

“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

NLV

Will you say what I decide is wrong? Will you say that I have done wrong, that you may be made right?

NLT

“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?

NRSVA