King James Version
Job 40:5 in the King James Version says “Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.” — study this verse from Job chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.”
Job 40:5 · KJV
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“have I spoken”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but I will not answer”
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,
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but I will proceed no further”
H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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