Job

Job 11:12

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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Word by word

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.