King James Version

Job 39:7

He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

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יִ֭שְׂחַקyischaqlaughשָׂחַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “laugh”, an unfinished actionH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.לַהֲמ֣וֹןlahamonto noiseהָמוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.קִרְיָ֑הqiryahcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH7151building; a citycity.תְּשֻׁא֥וֹתteshuotcryingתְּשֻׁאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “crying”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8663a crashing or loud clamorcrying, noise, shouting, stir.נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂnogesdistressנָגַשׂverb, qal, participle, absolute — “distress”, a verb used as a describing wordH5065to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannizedistress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִשְׁמָֽעyishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

World English Bible

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

Darby Translation

He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;

Douay-Rheims

He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He laughs to scorn the multitude of the city, and hears not the chiding of the tax-gatherer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καταγελῶν πολυοχλίας πόλεως, μέμψιν δὲ φορολόγου οὐκ ἀκούων,