Job 29:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי

Transliteration

ʾaḥărê dəbārî lōʾ yišnû wə-ʿălêmô tiṭṭōp millātî

Grammar Details

*ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after
*dəbārî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my word
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yišnû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they repeated/spoke again
*wə-ʿălêmô*: conjunction + preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and upon them
*tiṭṭōp*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it dropped
*millātî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my word/speech

Word Meanings

*dəbārî*: my word/speech/saying
*yišnû*: they spoke again/repeated/changed/contradicted
*ʿălêmô*: upon them/on them (poetic form)
*tiṭṭōp*: it dropped/dripped/distilled
*millātî*: my word/speech/discourse

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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

Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
Matt 22:46 : 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips, O [my] bride, drop [as] the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Isa 52:15 : 15 so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
Ezek 20:46 : 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;
Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, [thus] they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
Job 32:15-16 : 15 They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say. 16 And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
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.

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