Job

Job 16:1–4

¹Then Job answered:

²“I have heard many things like these;

miserable comforters are you all.

³Is there no end to your long-winded speeches?

What provokes you to continue testifying?

⁴I could also speak like you

if you were in my place;

I could heap up words against you

and shake my head at you.

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Job 16:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Job	אִיּ֗וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
answered	וַיַּ֥עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

Job 16:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have heard	שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
many	רַבּ֑וֹת	rab·bō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7227 much, many, great
things like these	כְאֵ֣לֶּה	ḵə·’êl·leh	Preposition-k; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
miserable	עָמָ֣ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
comforters	מְנַחֲמֵ֖י	mə·na·ḥă·mê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5162 be sorry, console
are you all	כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃	kul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all

Job 16:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is there no end	הֲקֵ֥ץ	hă·qêṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7093 end
to your long-winded	ר֑וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
speeches	לְדִבְרֵי־	lə·ḏiḇ·rê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
provokes you	יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗	yam·rî·ṣə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H4834 be sick
to	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
continue testifying	תַעֲנֶֽה׃	ṯa·‘ă·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

Job 16:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִי֮	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
could also	גַּ֤ם׀	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
speak	אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה	’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1696 speak
like you	כָּכֶ֪ם	kā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
if	ל֤וּ־	lū-	Preposition	H3863 if
you	נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם	nap̄·šə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
were	יֵ֪שׁ	yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
in my	נַפְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
place	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
I could heap up	אַחְבִּ֣ירָה	’aḥ·bî·rāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2266 unite
words	בְּמִלִּ֑ים	bə·mil·lîm	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4405 word, speech, utterance
against you	עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
and shake	וְאָנִ֥יעָה	wə·’ā·nî·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
my head	רֹאשִֽׁי׃	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
at you	עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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

Job 16:2 Job 13:4–5

Job 16:3 Job 6:26 · Job 15:2

Job 16:4 Psalm 22:7 · Psalm 109:25 · Lamentations 2:15 · Jeremiah 18:16 · 2 Kings 19:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.