Job 32:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־רַבִּ֥ים יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים יָבִ֥ינוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Transliteration

Not-lōʾ-many rabbîm yeḥkāmû and ûzəqēnîm yābînû mišpāṭ

Grammar Details

*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*rabbîm*: adjective masculine plural - many/great
*yeḥkāmû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are wise
*ûzəqēnîm*: waw conjunction + adjective masculine plural - and elders/old men
*yābînû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they understand
*mišpāṭ*: noun masculine singular - judgment/justice

Word Meanings

*rabbîm*: many/great/numerous
*yeḥkāmû*: they are wise/they become wise
*zəqēnîm*: elders/old men/aged ones
*yābînû*: they understand/they comprehend/they discern
*mišpāṭ*: judgment/justice/what is right

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Job 12:20 : 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Jer 5:5 : 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
John 7:48 : 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Cor 2:7-8 : 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

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