Job 9:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

English ASV

If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

English Amplified

If one should want to contend with Him, he cannot answer one [of His questions] in a thousand.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If one should want to contend with Him, he cannot answer one [of His questions] in a thousand.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If one wanted to take him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.

English EASY 2024

It is not possible to argue with God. God can ask 1,000 questions that we cannot answer.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Anyone who chose to argue with him could not answer one question in a thousand!

If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

How can anyone argue with him? He can ask a thousand questions that no one could ever answer.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If he wished to debate with God, he wouldn't be able to answer one question in a thousand.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If one wanted to take Him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand [times].

English KJV 1611

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

English LSB

If one desired to contend with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If one would dispute with Him, he cannot answer Him once in a thousand times.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand times.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They might wish to argue with him. But they couldn't answer him even once in a thousand times.

English NIV

Though one wished to dispute with him, he could not answer him one time out of a thousand.

English NKJ 1982

If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

English NLT

If someone wanted to take God to court, would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If God decides to argue with him, can a man answer even one question of a thousand he asks?

English Tyndale 1537

If he will argue with him, he shall not be able to answer him unto one among a thousand.

Job 9:3 — Compare Translations