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Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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New Century Version
Job 15:17
"Listen to me, and I will tell you about it; I will tell you what I have seen.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Listen to me and I will inform you.I will describe what I have seen,
Listen to me and I will inform you.I will describe what I have seen,
Hebrew Names Version
"I will show you, listen to me; That which I have seen I will declare:
"I will show you, listen to me; That which I have seen I will declare:
King James Version
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
English Standard Version
"I will show you; hear me, and what I have seen I will declare
"I will show you; hear me, and what I have seen I will declare
New English Translation
"I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,
"I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,
Amplified Bible
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
New American Standard Bible
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
World English Bible
"I will show you, listen to me; That which I have seen I will declare:
"I will show you, listen to me; That which I have seen I will declare:
Geneva Bible (1587)
I will tell thee: heare me, and I will declare that which I haue seene:
I will tell thee: heare me, and I will declare that which I haue seene:
Legacy Standard Bible
"I will tell you, listen to me;And what I have beheld I will also recount;
"I will tell you, listen to me;And what I have beheld I will also recount;
Berean Standard Bible
Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
Contemporary English Version
Just listen to what I know, and you will learn
Just listen to what I know, and you will learn
Complete Jewish Bible
"I will tell you — hear me out! I will recount what I have seen;
"I will tell you — hear me out! I will recount what I have seen;
Darby Translation
I will shew thee, listen to me; and what I have seen I will declare;
I will shew thee, listen to me; and what I have seen I will declare;
Easy-to-Read Version
"Listen to me, and I will explain it to you. Let me tell you what I have seen.
"Listen to me, and I will explain it to you. Let me tell you what I have seen.
George Lamsa Translation
Hear me, I will show you; and that which I have seen I will repeat;
Hear me, I will show you; and that which I have seen I will repeat;
Good News Translation
Now listen, Job, to what I know.
Now listen, Job, to what I know.
Lexham English Bible
"I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell—
"I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell—
Literal Translation
I will tell you; hear me, and I will declare this that I have seen;
I will tell you; hear me, and I will declare this that I have seen;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I will tell the, heare me: I wil shewe the a thinge, that I knowe:
I will tell the, heare me: I wil shewe the a thinge, that I knowe:
American Standard Version
I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare
I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare
Bible in Basic English
Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:
Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I will tell thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare--
I will tell thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare--
King James Version (1611)
I will shew thee, heare me, and that which I haue seene, I wil declare,
I will shew thee, heare me, and that which I haue seene, I wil declare,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene:
I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But I will tell thee, hearken to me; I will tell thee now what I have seen;
But I will tell thee, hearken to me; I will tell thee now what I have seen;
English Revised Version
I will shew thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare:
I will shew thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
I schal schewe to thee, here thou me; Y schal telle to thee that, that Y siy.
I schal schewe to thee, here thou me; Y schal telle to thee that, that Y siy.
Update Bible Version
I will show you, hear me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
I will show you, hear me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
Webster's Bible Translation
I will show thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen, I will declare;
I will show thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen, I will declare;
New King James Version
"I will tell you, hear me; What I have seen I will declare,
"I will tell you, hear me; What I have seen I will declare,
New Living Translation
"If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.
"If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.
New Life Bible
"I will tell you, listen to me. I will make known what I have seen,
"I will tell you, listen to me. I will make known what I have seen,
New Revised Standard
"I will show you; listen to me; what I have seen I will declare—
"I will show you; listen to me; what I have seen I will declare—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I will tell thee - hear me, Since this I have seen, I must needs declare it.
I will tell thee - hear me, Since this I have seen, I must needs declare it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will shew thee, hear me: and I will tell thee what I have seen.
I will shew thee, hear me: and I will tell thee what I have seen.
Revised Standard Version
"I will show you, hear me; and what I have seen I will declare
"I will show you, hear me; and what I have seen I will declare
Young's Literal Translation
I shew thee -- hearken to me -- And this I have seen and declare:
I shew thee -- hearken to me -- And this I have seen and declare:
THE MESSAGE
"I've a thing or two to tell you, so listen up! I'm letting you in on my views; It's what wise men and women have always taught, holding nothing back from what they were taught By their parents, back in the days when they had this land all to themselves: Those who live by their own rules, not God's, can expect nothing but trouble, and the longer they live, the worse it gets. Every little sound terrifies them. Just when they think they have it made, disaster strikes. They despair of things ever getting better— they're on the list of people for whom things always turn out for the worst. They wander here and there, never knowing where the next meal is coming from— every day is doomsday! They live in constant terror, always with their backs up against the wall Because they insist on shaking their fists at God, defying God Almighty to his face, Always and ever at odds with God, always on the defensive.
"I've a thing or two to tell you, so listen up! I'm letting you in on my views; It's what wise men and women have always taught, holding nothing back from what they were taught By their parents, back in the days when they had this land all to themselves: Those who live by their own rules, not God's, can expect nothing but trouble, and the longer they live, the worse it gets. Every little sound terrifies them. Just when they think they have it made, disaster strikes. They despair of things ever getting better— they're on the list of people for whom things always turn out for the worst. They wander here and there, never knowing where the next meal is coming from— every day is doomsday! They live in constant terror, always with their backs up against the wall Because they insist on shaking their fists at God, defying God Almighty to his face, Always and ever at odds with God, always on the defensive.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
"I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
Contextual Overview
17 "Listen to me, and I will tell you about it; I will tell you what I have seen. 18 These are things wise men have told; their ancestors told them, and they have hidden nothing. 19 (The land was given to their fathers only, and no foreigner lived among them.) 20 The wicked suffer pain all their lives; the cruel suffer during all the years saved up for them. 21 Terrible sounds fill their ears, and when things seem to be going well, robbers attack them. 22 Evil people give up trying to escape from the darkness; it has been decided that they will die by the sword. 23 They wander around and will become food for vultures. They know darkness will soon come. 24 Worry and suffering terrify them; they overwhelm them, like a king ready to attack, 25 because they shake their fists at God and try to get their own way against the Almighty. 26 They stubbornly charge at God with thick, strong shields.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
hear me: Job 5:27, Job 13:5, Job 13:6, Job 33:1, Job 34:2, Job 36:2
Reciprocal: Job 13:1 - ear Psalms 44:1 - in the times Proverbs 24:30 - went
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "Lord God , what can you give me? I have no son, so my slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
But Abram said, "Lord God , what can you give me? I have no son, so my slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
Genesis 15:3
Abram said, "Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have."
Abram said, "Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have."
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 15:19
This is the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
This is the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Deuteronomy 4:20
But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now.
But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now.
Judges 6:21
The angel of the Lord touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick that was in his hand. Then fire jumped up from the rock and completely burned up the meat and the bread! And the angel of the Lord disappeared!
The angel of the Lord touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick that was in his hand. Then fire jumped up from the rock and completely burned up the meat and the bread! And the angel of the Lord disappeared!
Judges 13:20
The flames went up to the sky from the altar. As the fire burned, the angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they bowed facedown on the ground.
The flames went up to the sky from the altar. As the fire burned, the angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they bowed facedown on the ground.
2 Samuel 22:9
Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him.
Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him.
1 Chronicles 21:26
David built an altar to the Lord there and offered whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. David prayed to the Lord , and he answered him by sending down fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
David built an altar to the Lord there and offered whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. David prayed to the Lord , and he answered him by sending down fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Isaiah 62:1
Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her; for Jerusalem's sake I will not stop speaking until her goodness shines like a bright light, until her salvation burns bright like a flame.
Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her; for Jerusalem's sake I will not stop speaking until her goodness shines like a bright light, until her salvation burns bright like a flame.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I will show thee, hear me,.... Here Eliphaz proceeds to illustrate and make plain, to clear and defend, his former sentiment and proposition, and into which the rest of his friends came; that only wicked, and not righteous men, are afflicted of God, especially in such a manner as Job was; and he proposes to show things worthy of his regard, and not such vain and unprofitable things which Job had uttered; and, in order to stir up and engage his attention, he says what follows:
and that [which] I have seen I will declare; what he had been an eyewitness of himself; the same he had observed, Job 4:8; and such testimonies are most regarded, and reckoned most authentic and creditable, especially when they come from men of character; see Luke 1:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will show thee ... - The remainder of this chapter is a violent declamation, designed to overwhelm Job with the proofs of personal guilt. Eliphaz professes to urge nothing which had not been handed down from his ancestors, and was the result of careful observation. What he says is made up of apothegms and maxims that were regarded as containing the results of ancient wisdom, all meaning that God would punish the wicked, or that the wicked would be treated according to their deserts. The implied inference all along was, that Job, who had had so many proofs of the divine displeasure, must be a wicked man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 15:17. I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen l will declare — Eliphaz is now about to quote a whole collection of wise sayings from the ancients; all good enough in themselves, but sinfully misapplied to the case of Job.
