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Job 37:19

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

KJV

Ostende nobis quid dicamus illi : nos quippe involvimur tenebris.

Vulgate

διὰ τί δίδαξόν με, τί ἐροῦμεν αὐτῷ· καὶ παυσώμεθα πολλὰ λέγοντες.

LXX

Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

ASV

ה֭וֹדִיעֵ/נוּ מַה נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑/וֹ לֹ֥א נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִ/פְּנֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chshk
noun · 80×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ
y'rk
verb · 76×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Ps 40:5 — Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are
  • Rom 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!