Job 21:34
Strong's Lexicon
So how
וְ֭אֵיךְ (wə·’êḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 349: interrog adv 1) how? interj 2) how! (in lamentation) 3) expression of satisfaction

can you comfort me
תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי (tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5162: 1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion 1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent 1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself 1b) (Piel) to comfort, console 1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to be sorry, have compassion 1d2) to rue, repent of 1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1d4) to ease oneself

with empty words ?
הָ֑בֶל (hā·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1892: n m 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly

For your answers
וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8666: 1) a recurrence, an answer, return 1a) return 1a1) completion of a year, return of a year 1b) at the return (construct) 1c) answer, reply

remain
נִשְׁאַר־ (niš·’ar-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7604: 1) to remain, be left over, be left behind 1a) (Qal) to remain 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left over, be left alive, survive 1b1a) remainder, remnant (participle) 1b2) to be left behind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to leave over, spare 1c2) to leave or keep over 1c3) to have left 1c4) to leave (as a gift)

[full of] falsehood.”
מָֽעַל׃ (mā·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4604: 1) unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass 1a) against man 1b) against God

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”

Young's Literal Translation
And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So how can you offer me such futile  comfort? Your answers are deceptive.

New American Standard Bible
"How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain [full of] falsehood?"

King James Bible
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"So how can you console me with your nonsense? Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!"

New Living Translation
"How can your empty cliches comfort me? All your explanations are lies!"

English Standard Version
How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”

New American Standard Bible
"How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain full of falsehood?"

King James Bible
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive.

International Standard Version
How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery."

NET Bible
So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!"

American Standard Version
How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?

English Revised Version
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?

Young's Literal Translation
And how do ye comfort me with vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?
















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

Job 22:1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

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 21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Job 21:32
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

Job 21:31
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

Job 22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Job 22:3
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
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