Job

Job 11:11–12

11Surely He knows the deceit of men.

If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?

12But a witless man can no more become wise

than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!a

Footnotes

  • a 11:12 Or can be born tame

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Job 11:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surelyכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Heה֭וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
knowsיָדַ֣עyā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
the deceitשָׁ֑וְאšāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
of menמְתֵי־mə·ṯê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4962 male, man
If He seesוַיַּרְא־way·yar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
iniquityאָ֝֗וֶן’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
does He notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
take noteיִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃yiṯ·bō·w·nānVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH995 discern

Job 11:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But a witlessנָ֭בוּבnā·ḇūḇAdjective - masculine singularH5014 hollow out
manוְאִ֣ישׁwə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
can no more become wiseיִלָּבֵ֑בyil·lā·ḇêḇVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3823 get a mind
than the coltוְעַ֥יִרwə·‘a·yirConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH5895 male ass
of a wild donkeyפֶּ֝֗רֶאpe·reNoun - masculine singularH6501 wild ass
can be bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yiw·wā·lêḏVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a manאָדָ֥ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind

Cross-references

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Job 11:11 Psalm 10:14 · Hebrews 4:13 · Revelation 2:23 · John 2:24–25 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Psalm 94:11 · Hosea 7:2 · Job 22:13–14 · Jeremiah 17:9–10 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Psalm 10:11 · Job 34:21–23

Job 11:12 Job 39:5–8 · James 2:20 · Jeremiah 2:24 · James 3:13–17 · Psalm 73:22 · Ecclesiastes 3:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.