Job 37:19
Strong's Lexicon
Teach
ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ (hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

us what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

we should say
נֹּ֣אמַר (nō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

to Him;
ל֑וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

we cannot
לֹ֥א־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

draw up our case
נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ (na·‘ă·rōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6186: 1) to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable 2) (Hiphil) to value, tax

when our faces
מִפְּנֵי־ (mip·pə·nê-)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

are in darkness.
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Teach us what we should say to  Him;  we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

New American Standard Bible
"Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange [our case] because of darkness.

King James Bible
Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

New Living Translation
"So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.

English Standard Version
Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

New American Standard Bible
"Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.

King James Bible
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

International Standard Version
Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness?

NET Bible
Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.

American Standard Version
Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

English Revised Version
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.
















Cross References
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Job 9:14
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

Job 37:20
Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 37:18
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

Job 37:17
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Job 37:16
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

Job 37:21
And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

Job 37:22
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
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