Job Chapter 15 verse 2 Holy Bible
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
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Will a wise man make answer with knowledge of no value, or will he give birth to the east wind?
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Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind,
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Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
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Should a wise men utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
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"Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
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Doth a wise man answer `with' vain knowledge? And fill `with' an east wind his belly?
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Should a wise man utter vain knowledge . . .--Job therefore is not wise, and his words have been vain and windy.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Does a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֗ם (he·ḥā·ḵām)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2450: Wiseman answerיַעֲנֶ֥ה (ya·‘ă·neh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6030: To answer, respondwith emptyר֑וּחַ (rū·aḥ)Noun - common singularStrong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spiritcounselדַֽעַת־ (ḏa·‘aṯ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1847: Knowledgeor fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖א (wî·mal·lê)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4390: To fill, be full ofhis bellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃ (biṭ·nōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anythingwith the hot east wind?קָדִ֣ים (qā·ḏîm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6921: The fore, front part, the EastJump to PreviousBelly East Empty Fill Hot Notions Utter Vain Value Wind Windy Wise
