Job 15:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֶחָכָם יַעֲנֶה דַעַת־רוּחַ וִימַלֵּא קָדִים בִּטְנוֹ

Transliteration

heḥāḵām yaʿăneh daʿat-rûaḥ wîmalēʾ qādîm biṭnô

Grammar Details

*heḥāḵām*: interrogative particle + adjective, masculine singular - is a wise man?
*yaʿăneh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he answers/will answer
*daʿat-rûaḥ*: construct noun + noun - knowledge of wind
*wîmalēʾ*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he fills
*qādîm*: noun, masculine singular - east wind
*biṭnô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly

Word Meanings

*ḥāḵām*: wise, sage, skillful
*yaʿăneh*: to answer, respond, reply
*daʿat*: knowledge, insight, wisdom
*rûaḥ*: wind, breath, spirit
*malēʾ*: to fill, be full
*qādîm*: east wind (often hot, scorching)
*beṭen*: belly, stomach, womb

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 6:26 : 26 Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
Job 8:2 : 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
Job 11:2-3 : 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 13:2 : 2 What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

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