Job 29:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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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 herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Matt 22:46 : 46 And no man 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 spouse, 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; the 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 consider.
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 south field;
Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
Job 32:15-16 : 15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited,(for they spake not, but stood still, and answered 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 any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

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