Job 32:20
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
American King James Version (AKJV)
I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
American Standard Version (ASV)
I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.
Webster's Revision
I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
World English Bible
I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.
English Revised Version (ERV)
I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.
Clarke's Job 32:20 Bible Commentary
I will open my lips and answer - In the preceding verse Elihu compares himself to a skin-bottle, in which the wine was in a state of fermentation, and the bottle ready to burst for want of vent. He carries on the metaphor in this verse: the bottle must be opened to save it from bursting; I will Open my mouth.
Barnes's Job 32:20 Bible Commentary
I will speak, that I may be refreshed - Margin, "breathe." The meaning is, that he would then have room to breathe again; he would feel relieved.
