King James Version
Job 38:2 in the King James Version says “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” — study this verse from Job chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?”
Job 38:2 · KJV
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. answer: Heb. make me know
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. hast: Heb. knowest understanding
KJV Study — Public Domain
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“Who is this that darkeneth”
H2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
properly, failure, i.e., nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc
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