Job 31:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let briarsחֹ֗וחַ
(cho·v·ach)
2336: briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetterof uncertain derivation
growיֵ֥צֵא
(ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
insteadתַּ֤חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
of wheat,חִטָּ֨ה
(chit·tah)
2406: wheatfrom chanat
And stinkweedבָאְשָׁ֑ה
(va·'e·shah;)
890: stinking or noxious weedsfem. of beosh
insteadוְתַֽחַת־
(ve·ta·chat-)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
of barley."שְׂעֹרָ֥ה
(se·'o·rah)
8184: barleyfrom the same as sear
The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of Jobאִיֹּֽוב׃
(i·yo·vv.)
347: a patriarchof uncertain derivation
are ended.תַּ֝֗מּוּ
(tam·mu)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Let thistles
chowach  (kho'-akh)
a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose -- bramble, thistle, thorn.
grow
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
instead of wheat
chittah  (khit-taw')
wheat, whether the grain or the plant -- wheat(-en).
and cockle
bo'shah  (bosh-aw')
stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plant -- cockle.
instead of barley
s`orah  (seh-o-raw')
barley (as villose) -- barley.
The words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of Job
'Iyowb  (ee-yobe')
hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience -- Job.
are ended
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

King James Bible
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded.

International Standard Version
may thorns spring up instead of wheat, and obnoxious weeds instead of barley." With this, Job's discourse with his friends is completed.

NET Bible
then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[then] let it grow thistles instead of wheat, and foul-smelling weeds instead of barley." This is the end of Job's words.

King James 2000 Bible
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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