King James Version
Job 32:14 in the King James Version says “Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. directed: or, ordered” — study this verse from Job chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. directed: or, ordered”
Job 32:14 · KJV
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. directed: or, ordered
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. left: Heb. removed speeches from themselves
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Now he hath not directed”
H6186to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“against me neither will I answer”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
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