Job 8:10

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, 1 and bring forth words out of their lev? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

In Context

9— For we are but of temol (yesterday, etmol) and know nothing, 1 because yameinu (our days) upon earth are a tzel (shadow) — 1

11Can the papyrus grow up without marsh? 1 Can the reed grow without mayim? 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them your banim, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine bais, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Job 32:7I said, Yamim should speak, 1 and multitude of shanim should teach chochmah. 1

Proverbs 16:23The lev chacham guides his peh (mouth), 1 and addeth learning to his sfatayim (lips). 1

Matthew 12:35The ish tov (good man) out of the good otzar (treasure) brings forth good; and the ish rah out of the evil otzar brings forth evil.

Hebrews 12:1So, therefore, als (since) we have surrounding us so great an Anan Edim (Cloud of Witnesses), let us also lay aside every weighty impediment and easily ensnaring averos, and let us run with endurance and savlanut the race set before us,

Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20

8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →

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