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And shall I wait,וְהוֹחַלְתִּיbecauseכִּיthey do notלֹאspeak,יְדַבֵּרוּbecauseכִּיthey stand stillעָמְדוּand do notלֹאanswerעָנוּanymore?עוֹד
Job 32:16
Study it in the app“And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand still and do not answer anymore?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 32:16, word by word
- And shall I waitהוֹחַלְתִּיhochalti
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “hochalti” appears- speakיְדַבֵּרוּyedaberu
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaberu” appears- they stand stillעָמְדוּamdu
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amdu” appears- answerעָנוּanu
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “anu” appears
The context
15They are dismayed; they do not answer anymore; words have moved away from them.
16 · This verse (above)
17I too will answer my part; I too will declare my knowledge.