Job
Job 38:1–3
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
2“Who is this who obscures My counsel
by words without knowledge?a
3Now brace yourselfb like a man;
I will question you, and you shall inform Me.c
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 38:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיַּֽעַן־ | way·ya·‘an- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Job | אִ֭יּוֹב | ’î·yō·wḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| out of | מִנ | min | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the whirlwind | הַסְּעָרָה | has·sə·ʿå̄·rå̄h | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5591 tempest |
| and said | וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Job 38:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is this | זֶ֨ה׀ | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| who obscures | מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ | maḥ·šîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2821 be, grow dark |
| My counsel | עֵצָ֥ה | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| by words | בְמִלִּ֗ין | ḇə·mil·lîn | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H4405 word, speech, utterance |
| without | בְּֽלִי־ | bə·lî- | Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
| knowledge | דָֽעַת׃ | ḏā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
Job 38:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| brace | אֱזָר־ | ’ĕ·zār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H247 gird, encompass, equip |
| yourself | חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ | ḥă·lā·ṣe·ḵā | Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H2504 loins |
| like a man | כְגֶ֣בֶר | ḵə·ḡe·ḇer | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
| I will question you | וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ | wə·’eš·’ā·lə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| and you shall inform Me | וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ | wə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H3045 know |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 38:1 Job 40:6 · 2 Kings 2:11 · Job 37:1–2 · 1 Kings 19:11 · Exodus 19:16–19 · Job 37:9 · 2 Kings 2:1 · Ezekiel 1:4 · Nahum 1:3 · Deuteronomy 4:11–12
Job 38:2 Job 42:3 · Job 35:16 · 1 Timothy 1:7 · Job 34:35 · Job 27:11
Job 38:3 Job 40:7 · Jeremiah 1:17 · Exodus 12:11 · 1 Kings 18:46 · 1 Peter 1:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.