Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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?

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 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 answered and said, 2 How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind? 3 Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

Cross References

Job 6:26

Do you intend to criticize words, and the speeches of one who is hopeless, that are as wind?

1 Kings 19:11

And He said, Go forth and stand on the mountain before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke the rocks in pieces before Jehovah. But Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind was an earthquake, but Jehovah was not in the earthquake.

Job 15:2

Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, So says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

Exodus 10:7

And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may serve Jehovah their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?

Job 6:9

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would loose His hand and cut me off!

Job 7:11

Therefore I will not hold my mouth; I will speak in the trouble of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 11:2-3

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

Job 16:3

Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you should answer?

Job 18:2

Until when will you set a snare for words? Understand, and afterwards we will speak.

Job 19:2-3

How long will you torment my soul and break me in pieces with words?

Proverbs 1:22

How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?

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