KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 33:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Behold,” | הִנֵּה | Lo! | Behold |
| “now” | נָ֭א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | now |
| “I have opened” | פָּתַ֣חְתִּי | To open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve | opened |
| “my mouth,” | פִ֑י | The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to | mouth |
| “my tongue” | לְשׁוֹנִ֣י | The tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) | tongue |
| “hath spoken” | דִּבְּרָ֖ה | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | spoken |
| “in my mouth.” | בְחִכִּֽי׃ | Properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) | mouth |
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1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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