Job 31:40
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
תַּחַת
tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
בׇּאְשָׁה
boʼshâh
stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plant
תַּחַת
tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אִיּוֹב
ʼÎyôwb
Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience
כָּלָה
kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּלָה kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Study H3615 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Study H6779 →תַּחַת tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Study H8478 →תַּחַת tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Study H8478 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desol...
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