Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.” New Living Translation But you are talking nonsense, Job. You have spoken like a fool.” English Standard Version Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.” Berean Standard Bible So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.” King James Bible Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. New King James Version Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; He multiplies words without knowledge.” New American Standard Bible So Job opens his mouth with empty words; He multiplies words without knowledge.” NASB 1995 So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge.” NASB 1977 So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge.” Legacy Standard Bible So Job opens his mouth vainly; He multiplies words without knowledge.” Amplified Bible Job uselessly opens his mouth And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].” Christian Standard Bible Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge. Holman Christian Standard Bible Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge. American Standard Version Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Job uselessly opened his mouth and multiplies words without knowledge Brenton Septuagint Translation Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words. Contemporary English Version Everything you have said adds up to nonsense. Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge. English Revised Version Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge. GOD'S WORD® Translation Job opens his mouth for no good reason and talks a lot without having any knowledge." Good News Translation It is useless for you to go on talking; it is clear you don't know what you are saying. International Standard Version When he began speaking, he communicated only worthlessness; he added words upon words without knowing anything." JPS Tanakh 1917 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge. Literal Standard Version And Job opens his mouth [with] vanity, | He multiplies words without knowledge.” Majority Standard Bible So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.” New American Bible Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth, multiplying words without knowledge. NET Bible So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words." New Revised Standard Version Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.” New Heart English Bible Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge." Webster's Bible Translation Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. World English Bible therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.” Young's Literal Translation And Job with vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice…15and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly! 16So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.” Cross References Job 34:35 Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.' Job 35:15 and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly! Job 36:1 And Elihu continued: Job 38:2 "Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Treasury of Scripture Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge. Job 3:1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. Job 33:2,8-12 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth… Job 34:35-37 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom… Jump to Previous Abundant Emptily Empty Increasing Job Job's Mouth Multiplies Multiplieth Open Opened Opens Profit Talk Vain Vanity Wide WordsJump to Next Abundant Emptily Empty Increasing Job Job's Mouth Multiplies Multiplieth Open Opened Opens Profit Talk Vain Vanity Wide WordsJob 35 1. Comparison is not to be made with God, 6. because our good or evil cannot extend unto him 9. Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith Verse 16. - Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; or, in vanity (comp. ver. 13). He multiplieth words without knowledge; i.e. he is bold to speak words that are vain and insensate, because God has not, as he might have done, punished him for his previous utterances.
Hebrew So Jobוְ֭אִיּוֹב (wə·’î·yō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch opens יִפְצֶה־ (yip̄·ṣeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6475: To rend, open his mouth פִּ֑יהוּ (pî·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to in vain הֶ֣בֶל (he·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory and multiplies יַכְבִּֽר׃ (yaḵ·bir) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3527: To plait together, to augment words מִלִּ֥ין (mil·lîn) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4405: A word, a discourse, a topic without בִּבְלִי־ (biḇ·lî-) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as knowledge.” דַ֝֗עַת (ḏa·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge Links Job 35:16 NIVJob 35:16 NLT Job 35:16 ESV Job 35:16 NASB Job 35:16 KJV Job 35:16 BibleApps.com Job 35:16 Biblia Paralela Job 35:16 Chinese Bible Job 35:16 French Bible Job 35:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 35:16 Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty (Jb) |