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Job 39:17

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

KJV

Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia, nec dedit illi intelligentiam.

Vulgate

ὅτι κατεσιώπησεν αὐτῇ ὁ θεὸς σοφίαν, καὶ οὐκ ἐμέρισεν αὐτῇ ἐν τῇ συνέσει.

LXX

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

ASV

כִּֽי הִשָּׁ֣/הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְ/לֹא חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗/הּ בַּ/בִּינָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
בִּינָֽה
bynh
noun · 38×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 64×
נִי
ny
verb · 6×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Isa 28:26 — For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
  • Job 35:11 — Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?