Job
Job 21:34
34So how can you comfort me with empty words?
For your answers remain full of falsehood.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So how | וְ֭אֵיךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| can you comfort me | תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי | tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| with empty words | הָ֑בֶל | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| For your answers | וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם | ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H8666 return, answer |
| remain | נִשְׁאַר־ | niš·’ar- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| falsehood | מָֽעַל׃ס | mā·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act |
Cross-references
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Job 16:2 · Job 13:4 · Job 32:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.