Job 33:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

Transliteration

kî-bəʾaḥat yədabber-ʾēl ûbištayim lō' yəšûrennâ

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*bəʾaḥat*: preposition + numeral, feminine singular - in one [way]
*yədabber*: piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he speaks
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*ûbištayim*: conjunction + preposition + numeral, feminine dual - and in two [ways]
*lō'*: negative particle - not
*yəšûrennâ*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he regards it/perceives it

Word Meanings

*bəʾaḥat*: in one [way]/in one [manner]/once
*yədabber*: he speaks/he talks/he communicates
*ûbištayim*: and in two [ways]/and twice/and in the second [way]
*yəšûrennâ*: he regards it/he perceives it/he notices it

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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

Ps 62:11 : 11 God hath spoken{H8765)} once; twice have I heard{H8804)} this; that power belongeth unto God.
Job 40:5 : 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Prov 1:24 : 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Prov 1:29 : 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Isa 6:9 : 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
2 Chr 33:10 : 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Mark 8:17-18 : 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Luke 24:25 : 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
John 3:19 : 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Job 33:29 : 29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Matt 13:14 : 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

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