Job 32:19
17 I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.
18 For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
- KJV
- Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
- WEB
- Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent; like new wineskins it is ready to burst.
- ASV
- Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.
- DARBY
- Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.
- BLB
- Behold, my belly [is] like wine not opened; like new wineskins, it is bursting open.
- ÅB
- Mitt indre er som innestengt vin; som nyfylte skinnsekker vil det revne.
- OTB
- Inni meg er jeg som vin uten ventil,
som nye vinskinssekker klare til å briste. - B1930
- Mitt indre er som innestengt vin; som nyfylte skinnsekker vil det revne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:17
Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
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