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Job 8

Job 8:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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'an (Hebrew #575)
contracted from 370; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
KJV usage: + any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).
Pronounce: awn
Origin: or manah {aw-naw'}
long
`ad (Hebrew #5704)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
KJV usage: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.
Pronounce: ad
Origin: properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition)
wilt thou speak
malal (Hebrew #4448)
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
KJV usage: say, speak, utter.
Pronounce: maw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
these things? and how long shall the words
'emer (Hebrew #561)
something said
KJV usage: answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Pronounce: ay'-mer
Origin: from 559
of thy mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
be like a strong
kabbiyr (Hebrew #3524)
vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
KJV usage: + feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant.
Pronounce: kab-beer'
Origin: from 3527
wind
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
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Job 11:2‑3• 2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?
 3Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed? (Job 11:2‑3)
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Job 16:3• 3Shall words of wind have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? (Job 16:3)
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Job 18:2• 2How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak. (Job 18:2)
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Job 19:2‑3• 2How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?
 3These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed to stupefy me. (Job 19:2‑3)
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Ex. 10:3,7• 3And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
 7And Pharaoh's bondmen said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: dost thou not yet know that Egypt is ruined? (Ex. 10:3,7)
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Prov. 1:22• 22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge? (Prov. 1:22)
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Job 6:9,26• 9And that it would please +God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
 26Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind. (Job 6:9,26)
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Job 7:11• 11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:11)
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Job 15:2• 2Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind, (Job 15:2)
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1 Kings 19:11• 11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah: Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: Jehovah was not in the earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11)
• This is a harsh, but, we may well say, just, correction of the irreverent and extreme rashness of Job’s words. Perhaps sympathy might have pursued a gentler course, but when a man begins to charge God it is well to rebuke him sharply. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?