Job 29:22 KJV

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • His prospect of prosperityBeing thus honoured and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honour, in a good old age. If such an expectation arise from lively faith in the providence...

Thompson Chains

  • SpeechSee the chain from Proverbs 17:27 · 4 links

Parallel Passages

  • Job 29:10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
  • Song of Solomon 4:11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
  • Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
  • Ezekiel 20:46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
  • Matthew 22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

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Topics

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • After אַחֲרֵי ʾaḥărê אַחַר Preposition
  • my words דְבָרִי dĕbārî דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • they spake not again לֹא lōʾ Negative יִשְׁנוּ yišnû שָׁנָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • and my speech מִלָּתִי millātî מִלָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • dropped וְעָלֵימוֹ wĕʿālêmô Preposition · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural תִּטֹּף tiṭṭōp נָטַף Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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