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Job 27:12

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

KJV

Ecce vos omnes nostis : et quid sine causa vana loquimini ?

Vulgate

ἰδοὺ πάντες οἴδατε ὅτι κενὰ κενοῖς ἐπιβάλλετε.

LXX

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

ASV

הֵן אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּ/כֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְ/לָ/מָּה זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
הָֽבֶל
hbl
noun · 73×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
חָזָ֔ה
chzh
verb · 50×
יֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ
yhblv
verb · 5×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Job 16:3 — Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
  • Job 19:2 — How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
  • Job 21:3 — Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.