Job

Job 38:2–3

²“Who is this who obscures My counsel

by words without knowledge?^a

³Now brace yourself^b 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.

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

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

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

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.