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Job 6:3

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

KJV

Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret ; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena :

Vulgate

καὶ δὴ ἄμμου παραλίας βαρυτέρα ἔσται· ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔοικεν τὰ ῥήματά μού ἐστιν φαῦλα.

LXX

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

ASV

כִּֽי עַתָּ֗ה מֵ/ח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥/י לָֽעוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה
h
noun · 393×
ח֣וֹל
chvl
noun · 23×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לָֽעוּ
l'v
verb · 2×
נִכְבָּ֔ד
nkbd
verb · 115×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Prov 27:3 — A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.