Job

Job 40:1–5

1And the LORD said to Job:

2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

3Then Job answered the LORD:

4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You?

I place my hand over my mouth.

5I have spoken once, but I have no answer —

twice, but I have nothing to add.”

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Job 40:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיַּ֖עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
to Jobאִיּ֗וֹב’î·yō·wḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH347 Job

Job 40:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will the faultfinderיִסּ֑וֹרyis·sō·wrNoun - masculine singularH3250 one who reproves, fault-finder
contendהֲ֭רֹבhă·rōḇVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH7378 strive, contend
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יšad·dayNoun - proper - masculine singularH7706 Almighty
Let him who arguesמוֹכִ֖יחַmō·w·ḵî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove
with Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ahNoun - masculine singularH433 god, God
give an answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃פya·‘ă·nen·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH6030 answer, respond

Job 40:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Jobאִיּ֥וֹב’î·yō·wḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH347 Job
answeredוַיַּ֖עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Job 40:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
I am insignificantקַ֭לֹּתִיqal·lō·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7043 be slight, swift, trifling
Howמָ֣הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
can I reply to Youאֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ’ă·šî·ḇe·kāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
I placeשַׂ֣מְתִּיśam·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7760 put, place, set
my handיָ֝דִ֗יyā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
overלְמוֹ־lə·mōw-PrepositionH3926 to, for
my mouthפִֽי׃p̄îNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6310 mouth

Job 40:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have spokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיdib·bar·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH1696 speak
onceאַחַ֣ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
but I have noוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה’e·‘ĕ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6030 answer, respond
twiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםū·šə·ta·yimConjunctive waw; Number - fdH8147 two
but I have nothingוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to addאוֹסִֽיף׃פ’ō·w·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3254 add

Cross-references

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

Job 40:1 Job 38:1 · Job 40:6

Job 40:2 1 Corinthians 2:16 · Isaiah 40:14 · Romans 11:34–36 · Job 33:13 · Isaiah 50:8 · Isaiah 45:9–11 · Matthew 20:11 · Romans 9:19–23 · Job 9:3 · Job 27:2 · Ezekiel 18:2 · 1 Corinthians 10:22

Job 40:4 Proverbs 30:32 · Job 29:9 · Job 21:5 · Job 42:6 · Judges 18:19 · Ezra 9:6 · Genesis 18:27 · Zechariah 2:13 · Luke 5:8 · Isaiah 6:5 · Psalm 39:9 · Genesis 32:10

Job 40:5 Psalm 62:11 · Job 33:14 · Job 9:15 · Job 9:3 · Jeremiah 31:18–19 · 2 Kings 6:10 · Romans 3:19 · Job 34:31–32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.