King James Version
Job 15:7 in the King James Version says “Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?” — study this verse from Job chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?”
Job 15:7 · KJV
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. uttereth: Heb. teacheth
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“that was born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“or wast thou made”
H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
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