How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
How then comfort ye me in vaine, ſeeing in your anſweres there remaineth † falſhood?
אֵיךְ , interjection, interrogative adverb, ʾeykh — how? (value 31)
H349,
אֵיךְ ʼêyk, ake; also אֵיכָה ʼêykâh ; and אֵיכָכָה ʼêykâkâh ; prolonged from H335; how? or how!; also where:—how, what.interrogative adverb
how?
interjection
how! (in lamentation)
expression of satisfaction
Used in 74 Verses, 25 Books 82  Occurrence Count
הֶבֶל , adverb, masculine noun, hevel — vapor, breath (value 37)
H1892,
הֶבֶל hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל hăbêl; from H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:—× altogether, vain, vanity.vapour, breath
breath, vapour
vanity (fig.)
adverb
vainly
Used in 64 Verses, 12 Books 70  Occurrence Count
מַעַל , masculine noun, maʿal — an unfaithful or treacherous act (value 140)
H4604,
מַעַל maʻal, mah'-al; from H4603; treachery, i.e. sin:—falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, × very.unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass
against man
against God
Used in 28 Verses, 9 Books 28  Occurrence Count
נָחַם , verb, naham — to be sorry, console oneself (value 98)
H5162,
נָחַם nâcham, naw-kham'; a primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself):—comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
(Niphal)
to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion
to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent
to comfort oneself, be comforted
to comfort oneself, ease oneself
(Piel) to comfort, console
(Pual) to be comforted, be consoled
(Hithpael)
to be sorry, have compassion
to rue, repent of
to comfort oneself, be comforted
to ease oneself
Used in 100 Verses, 21 Books 107  Occurrence Count
שָׁאַר , verb, shaʾar — to remain, be left over (value 501)
H7604,
שָׁאַר shâʼar, shaw-ar'; a primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant:—leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.to remain, be left over, be left behind
(Qal) to remain
(Niphal)
to be left over, be left alive, survive
remainder, remnant (participle)
to be left behind
(Hiphil)
to leave over, spare
to leave or keep over
to have left
to leave (as a gift)
Used in 123 Verses, 27 Books 133  Occurrence Count
תְּשׁוּבָה , feminine noun, təshuva — a return, answer (value 713)
H8666,
תְּשׁוּבָה teshûwbâh, tesh-oo-baw'; or תְּשֻׁבָה teshubâh; from H7725; a recurrence (of time or place); a reply (as returned):—answer, be expired, return.a recurrence, an answer, return
return
completion of a year, return of a year
at the return (construct)
answer, reply
Used in 8 Verses, 6 Books 8  Occurrence Count
| Job 21:34Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ ס |
| Verse #13390 (Ch. #457) — 6 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| How then comfort |
H5162naham |
נָחַם |
98 |
| ye me in vain, |
H1892hevel |
הֶבֶל |
37 |
| seeing in your answers |
H8666təshuva |
תְּשׁוּבָה |
713 |
| there remaineth |
H7604shaʾar |
שָׁאַר |
501 |
| falsehood? |
H4604maʿal |
מַעַל |
140 |
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