NET Bible
"If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice–"
— Job 9:16, NET Bible
“If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.”
“If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice. ”
“If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn't believe that he listened to my voice.”
“And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.”
“If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.”
“If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.”
God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.
The Impossibility of Facing God in Court“How much less, then, can I answer him and choose my words to argue with him!
Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice–
he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say,‘Who will summon me?’