Job 32:16 
ContextNET © | And I have waited. 1 But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more, |
NIV © | Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply? |
NASB © | "Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and no longer answer? |
NLT © | Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? Must I also remain silent? |
MSG © | Why should I wait any longer, now that you're stopped dead in your tracks? |
BBE © | And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers? |
NRSV © | And am I to wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? |
NKJV © | And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more. |
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NET © | And I have waited. 1 But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more, |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Some commentators take this as a question: “And shall [or must] I wait because they do not speak?” (A. B. Davidson, R. Gordis). But this is not convincing because the silence of the friends is the reason for him to speak, not to wait. |