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Job 37:19

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange [our case] because of darkness.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Teach us what we shall say unto him; [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Teach us what we shall say to him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Shew us what we may say to him: or we are wrapped up in darkness.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Teach vs what we shall say vnto him; [for] we cannot order [our speach] by reason of darknes.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Teach us what we shall say to him, that we may not hide because of the darkness.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Teach 3045
{3045} Prime
ידע
yada`
{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8685
<8685> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 731
us what x4100
(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
we shall say 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
unto him; [for] we cannot x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
order 6186
{6186} Prime
עָרַךְ
`arak
{aw-rak'}
A primitive root; to set in a row, that is, arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
[our speech] by reason 6440
{6440} Prime
פָּנִים
paniym
{paw-neem'}
Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun (פָּנֶה paneh, {paw-neh'}; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.).
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of darkness. 2822
{2822} Prime
חֹשֶׁךְ
choshek
{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Job 37:19

_ _ Men cannot explain God’s wonders; we ought, therefore, to be dumb and not contend with God. If Job thinks we ought, “let him teach us, what we shall say.”

_ _ order — frame.

_ _ darkness — of mind; ignorance. “The eyes are bewilderingly blinded, when turned in bold controversy with God towards the sunny heavens” (Job 37:18) [Umbreit].

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 37:14-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 37:19

Teach us — If thou canst. Say unto him — Of these things. Order — To maintain discourse with him, both because of the darkness of the matter, God's counsels being a great depth; and because of the darkness of our minds.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Job 37:19

Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of (p) darkness.

(p) That is, our ignorance: signifying that Job was so presumptuous, that he would control the works of God.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Teach:

Job 12:3 But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Job 13:3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job 13:6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

we:

Job 26:14 Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 28:20-21 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding? ... Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Job 38:2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 42:3 Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Psalms 73:16-17 When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me; ... Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end.
Psalms 73:22 So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.
Psalms 139:6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
Proverbs 30:2-4 Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man. ... Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
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Jb 12:3; 13:3, 6; 26:14; 28:20; 38:2; 42:3. Ps 73:16, 22; 139:6. Pv 30:2. 1Co 13:12. 1Jn 3:2.

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