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Shall your idle talkבַּדֶּיךָsilenceיַחֲרִישׁוmen?מְתִיםShall you mock,וַתִּלְעַגand there be noneוְאֵיןto put you to shame?מַכְלִם
Job 11:3
Study it in the app“Shall your idle talk silence men? Shall you mock, and there be none to put you to shame?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 11:3, word by word
- Shall your idle talkבַּדֶּיbade
idle talk, boasting
Empty talk, idle chatter; boasting or lies.
Where else “bade” appears- silenceיַחֲרִישׁוyacharishv
be silent
To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.
Where else “yacharishv” appears- menמְתִיםmetim
men
Men. "Men of number" means few, easily counted.
Where else “metim” appears- Shall you mockתִּלְעַגtilag
mock
To laugh at someone with contempt, to make him look ridiculous.
Where else “tilag” appears- to put you to shameמַכְלִםmachlim
be ashamed, humiliate
Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.
Where else “machlim” appears
The context
2“Shall a multitude of words not be answered? Or shall a man of lips be righteous?
3 · This verse (above)
4You say, ‘My teaching is pure, and I have been spotless in your eyes.’