King James Version

Job 31:40

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

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תַּ֤חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.חִטָּ֨הchitahwheatחִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wheat”, the ordinary formH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).יֵ֥צֵאyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…ח֗וֹחַchochathornחוֹחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “thorn”, the ordinary formH2336a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nosebramble, thistle, thorn.וְתַֽחַתvetachatand withתַּחַתconjunction, preposition — “and with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.שְׂעֹרָ֥הseorahbarleyשְׂעֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.בָאְשָׁ֑הvaeshahcockleבׇּאְשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cockle”, the ordinary formH890stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plantcockle.תַּ֝֗מּוּtamvaccomplishתָּמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “accomplish”, a completed actionH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.דִּבְרֵ֥יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “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…אִיּֽוֹבiovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Darby Translation

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Douay-Rheims

Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then let the nettle come up to me instead of wheat, and a bramble instead of barley. And Job ceased speaking.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀντὶ πυροῦ ἄρα ἐξέλθοι μοι κνίδη, ἀντὶ δὲ κριθῆς βάτος. Καὶ ἐπαύσατο Ἰὼβ ῥήμασιν.