Job 21:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

šimʿû šāmôaʿ millātî wə-təhî-zōʾt tanḥûmōtêkem

Grammar Details

*šimʿû*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - hear/listen
*šāmôaʿ*: Qal infinitive absolute - hearing (intensifies the imperative)
*millātî*: noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my word/speech
*wə-təhî*: conjunctive waw + Qal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - and let it be
*zōʾt*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*tanḥûmōtêkem*: noun feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your consolations

Word Meanings

*šāmaʿ*: to hear/listen/obey
*millāh*: word/speech/utterance
*tanḥûmāh*: comfort/consolation

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Judg 9:7 : 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Job 13:3-4 : 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.
Job 15:11 : 11 Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?
Job 16:2 : 2 I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.
Job 18:2 : 2 How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
Job 33:1 : 1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
Job 33:31-33 : 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Job 34:2 : 2 Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Isa 55:2 : 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore {G5124} we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away [from them].

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