Job 16:3
Strong's Lexicon
Is there no end
הֲקֵ֥ץ (hă·qêṣ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7093: 1) end 1a) end, at the end of (of time) 1b) end (of space)

to your long-winded
ר֑וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force

א֥וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: 1) or, rather 1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred 1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle 1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or 1d) if perchance 1e) except, or else 2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then

speeches ?
לְדִבְרֵי־ (lə·ḏiḇ·rê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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

provokes you
יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ (yam·rî·ṣə·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4834: 1) to be or make sick 1a) (Niphal) to be grievous or painful 1b) (Hiphil) to make sick

to
כִּ֣י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

continue testifying ?
תַעֲנֶֽה׃ (ṯa·‘ă·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to answer, respond to 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to make answer 1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?

Young's Literal Translation
Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is there no end to  your empty     words ? What provokes you that  you continue testifying?

New American Standard Bible
"Is there [no] limit to windy words? Or what plagues you that you answer?

King James Bible
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?

New Living Translation
Won't you ever stop blowing hot air? What makes you keep on talking?

English Standard Version
Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

New American Standard Bible
"Is there no limit to windy words? Or what plagues you that you answer?

King James Bible
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is there no end to your empty words? What provokes you that you continue testifying?

International Standard Version
Will windy words like yours never end? What is upsetting you that you keep on arguing?

NET Bible
Will there be an end to your windy words? Or what provokes you that you answer?

American Standard Version
Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

English Revised Version
Shall vain words have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

Young's Literal Translation
Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?
















Cross References
1 Samuel 1:7
And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

Job 6:26
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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 16:2
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

Job 16:1
Then Job answered and said,

Job 15:35
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Job 16:4
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

Job 16:5
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

Job 16:6
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
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