King James Version
Job 11:2 in the King James Version says “Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? full: Heb. of lips” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? full: Heb. of lips”
Job 11:2 · KJV
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? full: Heb. of lips
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? lies: or, devices
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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“of words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“be answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“and should a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“full of talk”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
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