Job 11:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? | Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? | Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| empty boasts your | בַּ֭דֶּיךָ | BA-dei-kha | H0907 | blusterבַּד (bad) empty talk, idle talk, liar, lie |
| men | מְתִ֣ים | me-TIM | H4962 | manמַת (mat) 1) male, man 1a) males, men 1b) few men (in prose) 1b1) less emphasis on sex 1c) men (poetic) 1c1) less emphasis on sex |
| will they silence? | יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו | ya-cha-RI-shv | H2790B | be quietחָרֵשׁ (cha.resh) 1) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be silent 1a2) to be deaf 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be silent, keep quiet 1b2) to make silent 1b3) to be deaf, show deafness 1c) (Hithpael) to remain silent |
| and have you mocked? | וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג | va-til-'AG | H3932 | to mockלָעַג (la.ag) 1) to mock, deride, ridicule 1a) (Qal) to mock, deride, have in derision 1b) (Niphal) to stammer 1c) (Hiphil) to mock, deride |
| and there not | וְאֵ֣ין | ve-'EIN | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [is one who] puts to shame | מַכְלִֽם׃ | makh-LIM | H3637 | be humiliatedכָּלַם (ka.lam) 1) to insult, shame, humiliate, blush, be ashamed, be put to shame, be reproached, be put to confusion, be humiliated 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be humiliated, be ashamed 1a2) to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to put to shame, insult, humiliate, cause shame to 1b2) to exhibit shame 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be insulted, be humiliated 1c2) to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.