Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the great spirit of the words of thy mouth?

New American Standard Bible

“How long will you say these things,
And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

King James Version

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Holman Bible

How long will you go on saying these things?
Your words are a blast of wind.

International Standard Version

"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?

A Conservative Version

How long will thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?

American Standard Version

How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long'shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?

Amplified


“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

Bible in Basic English

How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

Darby Translation

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?

King James 2000

How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"{How long} will you say these [things], and the words of your mouth [be] a mighty wind?

Modern King James verseion

How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"How long wilt thou talk of such things? How long shall thy mouth speak so proud words?

NET Bible

"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?

New Heart English Bible

"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

The Emphasized Bible

How long wilt thou speak these things? Or, as a mighty wind, shall be the sayings of thy mouth?

Webster

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

World English Bible

"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

Youngs Literal Translation

Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
How
אנה אן 
'an 
Usage: 40

עד 
`ad 
by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet
Usage: 784

wilt thou speak
מלל 
Malal 
Usage: 5

אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

be like a strong
כּבּיר 
Kabbiyr 
Usage: 10

Context Readings

Bildad's First Response To Job

1 And Bildad the Shuhite will answer and say, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and the great spirit of the words of thy mouth? 3 Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice?

Cross References

Job 6:26

Will ye purpose to reprove words, and for the spirit of the words of him despairing?

1 Kings 19:11

And he will say, Go forth and stand upon the mountain before Jehovah And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind weakening the mountains, and breaking the rocks before Jehovah; Jehovah not in the wind: and after the wind, a shaking; Jehovah not in the shaking:

Job 15:2

Shall a wise one answer knowledge of wind, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Exodus 10:3

And Moses will come, and Aaron, to Pharaoh, and they will say to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, Until long didst thou refuse to humble thyself from before me. Send forth my people and they shall serve me.

Exodus 10:7

And Pharaoh's servants will say to him, How long will this, be to us for a snare? Send forth the men, and they shall serve Jehovah their God, before thou shalt know that Egypt is destroyed.

Job 6:9

And God will, and he will crush me; will he let his hand remain, and will he cut me off?

Job 7:11

Also I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the straitness of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 11:2-3

Shall not the multitude of words be answered? and shall a man of lips be justified?

Job 16:3

Was there an end to words of wind? or what will provoke thee that thou wilt answer?

Job 18:2

How long will ye set an end to words? Ye shall understand, and afterwards we will speak.

Job 19:2-3

How long will ye, grieve my soul, and crush me with words?

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple, will ye love simplicity? and mockers delight to mock for them, and the foolish hate knowledge?

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