Job 21:34
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?
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. transgression.
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From verse 34
7¶ And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
7¶ And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words vnto Iob, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, & against thy two friends: for ye haue not spoken of mee the thing that is right, as my seruant Iob hath.
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Job 21:34
Sense 1: Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress. Sense 2: To strengthen, encourage, or console.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.
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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Replies or responses.
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Third-person singular present form of remain. Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.
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What is contrary to truth: a lie, deceit, unfaithfulness, or false appearance.
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34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
34How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaineth †falshood?
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