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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do you think your words are convincing when you disregard my cry of desperation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, <i>which are</i> as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do you intend to rebuke <i>my</i> words, And the speeches of a desperate one, <i>which are</i> as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do you intend to rebuke <i>my</i> words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do you intend to reprove <i>my</i> words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do you think to reprove <i>my</i> words, Or <i>think</i> of the words of one in despair as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument], When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man&#8217s words are mere wind? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Here I am desperate, and you consider my words as worthless as wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Do ye imagine to reprove words? seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do you think my words need correction? Do you think they're what a desperate person says to the wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You think I am talking nothing but wind; then why do you answer my words of despair? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do you intend to reprove words, seeing that the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do you intend to reprove words, since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For reproof—do you reckon words? And for wind—sayings of the desperate?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For reproof -- do you reckon words? And for wind -- sayings of the desperate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will ye purpose to reprove words, and for the spirit of the words of him despairing?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You prepare speeches as so much noise, and you offer words into the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do you consider your words as proof, but the sayings of a desperate man as wind? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you think that you can reprove words, as if the speech of the desperate were wind?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold you are seeking to find words with which to reprove, and against my soul you are conjuring up words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold you will plan to correct words and you will consider my word against my spirit<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Do ye hold words to be an argument, But the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=980" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Job Replies: My Complaint is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: taḥ·šō·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To think, account. ">Do you intend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: hal·hō·w·ḵaḥ (Prep:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">to correct</a> <a href="/hebrew/4405.htm" title="4405: mil·lîm (N-fp) -- A word, speech, utterance. From malal">my words,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: ū·lə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">and treat as wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561: ’im·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From 'amar; something said.">my cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/2976.htm" title="2976: nō·’āš (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To despair. A primitive root; to desist, i.e. to despond.">of despair?</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Proverbs 12:18</a></span><br />Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a></span><br />A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-8</a></span><br />In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. / The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a></span><br />Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Colossians 4:6</a></span><br />Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3</a></span><br />who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Proverbs 25:11</a></span><br />A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:12</a></span><br />The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Proverbs 10:19</a></span><br />When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-19.htm">James 1:19</a></span><br />My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></span><br />His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Do you imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?</p><p class="hdg">reprove.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a></b></br> But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-3.htm">Job 3:3-26</a></b></br> Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night <i>in which</i> it was said, There is a man child conceived… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-3.htm">Job 4:3,4</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands… </p><p class="hdg">one that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4,9</a></b></br> For the arrows of the Almighty <i>are</i> within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1</a></b></br> My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="hdg">as wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-2.htm">Job 8:2</a></b></br> How long wilt thou speak these <i>things</i>? and <i>how long shall</i> the words of thy mouth <i>be like</i> a strong wind?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a></b></br> Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a></b></br> That we <i>henceforth</i> be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, <i>and</i> cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/6-25.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Correct</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">Despair</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Despairing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/6-20.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/esther/4-13.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Reproof</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-24.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Speeches</a> <a href="/job/4-7.htm">Think</a> <a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Treat</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Words</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-14.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/job/12-13.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Correct</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Despair</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">Despairing</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/7-6.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/job/9-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Reproof</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/job/8-2.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/job/8-7.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Speeches</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Think</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Treat</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Words</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-1.htm">Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">He reproves his friends of unkindness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects the cultural and historical context of retributive justice prevalent in ancient Near Eastern societies, where suffering was often seen as a direct consequence of personal wrongdoing. Job's question challenges this assumption, highlighting the complexity of human suffering and the limitations of human understanding. This theme is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the book of Ecclesiastes, which also questions simplistic explanations for life's hardships.<p><b>and treat as wind my cry of despair?</b><br>The imagery of "wind" suggests something transient and insubstantial, indicating that Job feels his friends are dismissing his genuine anguish as meaningless. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the struggle for understanding and empathy in the face of suffering. The Psalms often express similar cries of despair, such as in <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, where the psalmist feels abandoned and unheard. Job's lament can also be seen as a type of Christ, who in His own suffering on the cross, cried out in despair, yet was ultimately vindicated. This connection underscores the idea that God is present in suffering, even when human understanding fails.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz,_bildad,_and_zophar.htm">Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar</a></b><br>Job's three friends who come to comfort him but end up arguing with him, suggesting that his suffering is due to sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose purposes and plans are beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_desperation.htm">Suffering and Desperation</a></b><br>The context of Job's lament, where he expresses his anguish and seeks understanding from his friends and God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_desperation.htm">Understanding Desperation</a></b><br>Recognize that words spoken in desperation may not reflect one's true beliefs or intentions. Offer grace and understanding to those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words can either wound or heal. Be mindful of how you respond to others, especially in their times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_listening.htm">Compassionate Listening</a></b><br>Like Job's friends, we may be tempted to correct rather than listen. Strive to be a compassionate listener, offering support rather than judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can lead to deeper questions about faith and God's purposes. Use these times to seek God more earnestly and trust in His wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_understanding.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Understanding</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God's ways are higher than ours. Trust in His sovereignty, even when His plans are not clear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_sanctification_change_believers.htm">How do scriptures guide us through our emotions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_spiritual.htm">How does Satan tempt individuals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_job_17_13-16_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Do the despairing references to the grave and Sheol in Job 17:13-16 conflict with later biblical teachings on hope and resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/common_questions_about_proverbs.htm">What are common questions about proverbs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Do ye imagine to reprove words . . .?</span>--"It cannot be your intent to reprove mere words, as mine confessedly are (<a href="/job/6-3.htm" title="For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.">Job 6:3</a>), and as you seem to count them (<a href="/job/6-13.htm" title="Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?">Job 6:13</a>). If so, they are hardly worthy the trouble bestowed upon them, but might be left to answer themselves."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Do ye imagine to reprove words?</span> or, <span class="accented">Do ye propose?</span> "Is it your intention?" Am I to understand that you blame nothing in my conduct, but only the words that I have spoken? <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the words recorded in ch. 3<span class="cmt_word">. And the speeshes of one that is desperate, which are as wind</span>; or, whereas <span class="accented">the speehes of one that is desperate are but as wind</span>; literally, <span class="accented">for the wind -</span> spoken to the wind, for the wind to take hold of them and bear them away. Therefore not worth a reproof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do you intend</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·šō·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to correct</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(hal·hō·w·ḵaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my words,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלִּ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4405.htm">Strong's 4405: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a discourse, a topic</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and treat the speech</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_561.htm">Strong's 561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something said</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a desperate man</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹאָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nō·’āš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2976.htm">Strong's 2976: </a> </span><span class="str2">To desist, to despond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as wind?</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-26.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:26 Do you intend to reprove words seeing (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>