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Job Chapter 21 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Job 21:3

Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
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BBE Job 21:3

Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.
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DARBY Job 21:3

Suffer me and I will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on!
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KJV Job 21:3

Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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WBT Job 21:3

Suffer me that I may speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.
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WEB Job 21:3

Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
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YLT Job 21:3

Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Suffer me that I may speak; or, suffer me, and I also will speak. There is an emphasis on the "I" (אנכי). Job implies that his opponents are not allowing him his fair share of the argument, which is an accusation that can scarcely be justified. Since the dialogue opened, Job's speeches have occupied eleven chapters, those of his "comforters" seven only. But a controversialist who has much to say is apt to think that sufficient time is not allowed him. And after that I have spoken, mock on. Job does not hope to convince, or silence, or shame the other interlocutors. When he has said his say, all that he expects is mockery and derision.

Ellicott's Commentary