King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Complete Jewish Bible:
then let thistles grow instead of wheat and noxious weeds instead of barley! "The words of Iyov are finished."
Berean Standard Bible:
then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
American Standard Version:
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Let thistles{H2336} grow{H3318} instead of wheat{H2406}, and cockle{H890} instead of barley{H8184}. The words{H1697} of Job{H347} are ended{H8552}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 72:20
- The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Genesis 3:17
- ¶ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 3:18
- Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Malachi 1:3
- And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
Zephaniah 2:9
- Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Isaiah 7:23
- And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall [even] be for briers and thorns.
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Commentary for Job 31:40
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2336
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוֹחַ
Transliteration: chôwach
Pronunciation: kho'-akh
Description: from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nose; bramble, thistle, thorn. - Strong's Number: H3318
There are 992 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָצָא
Transliteration: yâtsâʼ
Pronunciation: yaw-tsaw'
Description: a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter. - Strong's Number: H2406
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חִטָּה
Transliteration: chiṭṭâh
Pronunciation: khit-taw'
Description: of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant; wheat(-en). - Strong's Number: H890
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בׇּאְשָׁה
Transliteration: boʼshâh
Pronunciation: bosh-aw'
Description: feminine of בְּאֹשׁ; stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plant; cockle. - Strong's Number: H8184
There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה
Transliteration: sᵉʻôrâh
Pronunciation: seh-o-raw'
Description: or שְׂעוֹרָה (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר; or שְׂעוֹר; from שָׂעַר in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose); barley. - Strong's Number: H1697
There are 1290 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּבָר
Transliteration: dâbâr
Pronunciation: daw-baw'
Description: from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work. - Strong's Number: H347
There are 2478 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִיּוֹב
Transliteration: ʼÎyôwb
Pronunciation: ee-yobe'
Description: from אָיַב; hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience; Job. - Strong's Number: H8552
There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תָּמַם
Transliteration: tâmam
Pronunciation: taw-mam'
Description: a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive; accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.