Job 18:2 BSB — MannaFest

Job 18:2

“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

KJV

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

How long will it be ere ye make an end - It is difficult to say to whom this address is made: being in the plural number, it can hardly be supposed to mean Job only. It probably means all present; as if he had said, It is vain to talk with this man, and follow him through all his quibbles: take notice of this, and then let us all deliver our sentiments fully to him, without paying any regard to his self-vindications.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Ye - Thou, O Job; of whom he speaks here, as also ver. 3, in the plural number, as was a common idiotism of the Eastern language, to speak thus of one person, especially where he was one of eminency.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
אָ֤נָה׀	'A.nah	when?	H575 →
תְּשִׂימ֣וּן	te.si.Mun	will you make !	H7760 →
קִנְצֵ֣י	kin.Tzei	ends	H7078 →
לְמִלִּ֑ין	le.mi.Lin	of words	H4405 →
תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ	ta.Vi.nu	you will consider	H995 →
וְאַחַ֥ר	ve.'a.Char	and after	H310 →
נְדַבֵּֽר׃	ne.da.Ber	we will speak	H1696 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
leads to
- John 7:51
  “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
- Deuteronomy 13:14
  then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
- Proverbs 20:25
  It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Through
Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
leads to
- Revelation 14:13
  And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors,…
- Job 17:16
  Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
- Isaiah 57:1–2
  The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Job 14:13
  If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!
Through
Job 33:1
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
leads to
- Job 13:6
  Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.

About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Job