Job 18:2
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
קֵץ
qêts
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Key Terms in This Verse
לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
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