Job 37:19

Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty

18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? 19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness. 20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up ?

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Berean Standard Bible
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
American Standard Version (1901)
Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.
Bible in Basic English
Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
Free Bible Version
So why don't you teach us what to tell God? We cannot make our case because we are in the dark!
King James (Authorized) Version
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Translation for Translators
“Job, tell us(exc) what we should say to God; we do not know anything [IDM]. As a result, we do not know what to say to him to defend ourselves.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Teach us what we should say to him, for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds.
Noah Webster Bible
Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
World English Bible
Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.
Young's Literal Translation
Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.