Job 31:40
Strong's Lexicon
then let briers
ח֗וֹחַ (ḥō·w·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2336: 1) thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket 2) hook, ring, fetter

grow
יֵ֥צֵא (yê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

instead of
תַּ֤חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

wheat
חִטָּ֨ה ׀ (ḥiṭ·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2406: 1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour

and stinkweed
בָאְשָׁ֑ה (ḇā·’ə·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 890: 1) stinking things, stinking or noxious weeds, stinkweed

instead of
וְתַֽחַת־ (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

barley.”
שְׂעֹרָ֥ה (śə·‘ō·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8184: 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain)

Thus conclude
תַּ֝֗מּוּ (tam·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8552: 1) to be complete, be finished, be at an end 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be finished, be completed 1a1a) completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb) 1a2) to be finished, come to an end, cease 1a3) to be complete (of number) 1a4) to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent 1a5) to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed 1a6) to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically) 1a7) to complete, finish 1a8) to be completely crossed over 1b) (Niphal) to be consumed 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to finish, complete, perfect 1c2) to finish, cease doing, leave off doing 1c3) to complete, sum up, make whole 1c4) to destroy (uncleanness) 1c5) to make sound 1d) (Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly

the words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)
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)

of Job.
אִיּֽוֹב׃ (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 347: Job = 'hated' 1) a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Young's Literal Translation
Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
then let briers come up instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

New Living Translation
then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley." Job's words are ended.

English Standard Version
let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

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.

American Standard Version
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

English Revised Version
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Young's Literal Translation
Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.
















Cross References
Job 32:13
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Jeremiah 51:64
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

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 31:39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Job 31:38
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

Job 31:37
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

Job 32:1
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Job 32:3
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
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