King James Version
Job 21:29 in the King James Version says “Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,” — study this verse from Job chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,”
Job 21:29 · KJV
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? the dwelling: Heb. the tent of the tabernacles
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. wrath: Heb. wraths
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Have ye not asked”
H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
“them that go”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“by the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“their tokens”
H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and do ye not know”
H5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (
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