King James Version

Job 15:11

Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

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הַמְעַ֣טhamatlittleמְעַטparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.מִ֭מְּךָmimkhafromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.תַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtanchumotcomfortתַּנְחוּםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “comfort”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8575compassion, solacecomfort, consolation.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'וְ֝דָבָ֗רvedavarand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…לָאַ֥טlaatto gentlyאַטpreposition, adverb — “to gently”H328(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gentlycharmer, gently, secret, softly.עִמָּֽךְimakhewithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,

World English Bible

Are the consolations of God too small for you, even the word that is gentle toward you?

Darby Translation

Are the consolations of God too small for thee? and the word gently spoken to thee?

Douay-Rheims

Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast been scourged for but few of thy sins: thou hast spoken haughtily and extravagantly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀλίγα ὧν ἡμάρτηκας μεμαστίγωσαι, μεγάλως ὑπερβαλλόντως λελάληκας.