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Job 29:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.


Job 29:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 29:236 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/יִֽחֲל֣וּwəyiḥălw
and they waitedconjH3176
have · make to) hope · be pained · stay ···
כַ/מָּטָ֣רkamāṭār
like the rainpronH4306
לִ֑/יliy
pron
וּ֝/פִי/הֶ֗םwpiyhem
and mouth theirconjH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
פָּעֲר֥וּpāʿărw
they opened wideverbH6473
open
לְ/מַלְקֽוֹשׁləmaləqwōš
for spring rainpronH4456
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 29:23

-23. They that heard me awaited my sentence, and listening kept silence at any counsel. They dared not to add any thing to my words, and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as the rain, and opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. For this awe of those under him we unquestionably believe to have been towards blessed Job. But as we have already often said, Holy Church being driven to extremities by the inflictions of heretics or carnal persons,…

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 20 §1
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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