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Job 16:3

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

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הֲקֵ֥ץhaqetsborderקֵץparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.לְדִבְרֵיledivreto causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a 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…ר֑וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).א֥וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗yamritsekhabe forcibleמָרַץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be forcible”, an unfinished actionH4834properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement; to irritateembolden, be forcible, grievous, sore.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תַעֲנֶֽהtaanehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

World English Bible

Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

Darby Translation

Shall words of wind have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

Douay-Rheims

Shall windy words have no end? or is it any trouble to thee to speak?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What! is there any reason in vain words? or what will hinder thee from answering?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί γάρ; μὴ τάξις ἐστὶ ῥήμασι πνεύματος; ἢ τί παρενοχλήσει σοι ὅτι ἀποκρίνῃ;