King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Bear with me as I speak; then, after I have spoken, you can go on mocking.
Berean Standard Bible:
Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
American Standard Version:
Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Suffer{H5375} me that I may speak{H1696}; and after{H310} that I have spoken{H1696}, mock on{H3932}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Job 17:2
- [Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
Job 16:10
- They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job 16:20
- My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out [tears] unto God.
Job 13:9
- Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?
Job 12:4
- I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
Job 12:5
- He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Job 33:31
- Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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Commentary for Job 21:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5375
There are 611 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָשָׂא
Transliteration: nâsâʼ
Pronunciation: naw-saw'
Description: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield. - Strong's Number: H1696
There are 1050 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָבַר
Transliteration: dâbar
Pronunciation: daw-bar'
Description: a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. - Strong's Number: H310
There are 766 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַחַר
Transliteration: ʼachar
Pronunciation: akh-ar'
Description: from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. - Strong's Number: H3932
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָעַג
Transliteration: lâʻag
Pronunciation: law-ag'
Description: a primitive root; to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly; have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.