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Job 15:12

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

KJV

Quid te elevat cor tuum, et quasi magna cogitans attonitos habes oculos ?

Vulgate

τί ἐτόλμησεν ἡ καρδία σου; ἢ τί ἐπήνεγκαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου,

LXX

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

ASV

מַה יִּקָּחֲ/ךָ֥ לִבֶּ֑/ךָ וּֽ/מַה יִּרְזְמ֥וּ/ן עֵינֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
noun · 591×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
ן
n
pronoun · 1×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things
  • Mark 7:21 — For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
  • Prov 6:13 — He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
  • Ps 35:19 — Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.