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IfאִםI calledקָרָאתִיand he answered me,וַיַּעֲנֵנִיI would notלֹאbelieveאַאֲמִיןthatכִּיhe gave earיַאֲזִיןto my voice,קוֹלִי
Job 9:16
Study it in the app“If I called and he answered me, I would not believe that he gave ear to my voice,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 9:16, word by word
- I calledקָרָאתִיkarati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karati” appears- and he answered meיַּעֲנֵyaane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “yaane” appears- believeאַאֲמִיןaamin
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “aamin” appears- he gave earיַאֲזִיןyaazin
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “yaazin” appears- to my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears
The context
15Though I were righteous, I could not answer; to my judge I would plead.
16 · This verse (above)
17he who bruises me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds for nothing.