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We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say unto him; <i>for</i> we cannot order <i>our speech</i> by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Teach us what we should say to Him, <i>For</i> we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Teach us what we are to say to Him; We cannot present <i>our case</i> because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange <i>our case</i> because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Make us know what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange <i>our case</i> because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being; We cannot state <i>our case</i> because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell us what to say to God! Our minds are in the dark, and we don't know how to argue our case. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Teach us what we should say to him. We are unable to prepare [a case] because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Teach us what to say to God; our minds are blank; we have nothing to say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can't make our case by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Let us know what we say to Him, "" We do not set in array because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Make known to us what we shall say to him we shall not set in order from the face of darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shew us what we may say to him : for we are wrapped up in darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Reveal to us what we should say to him, for, of course, we are wrapped in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Teach us then what we shall say to him; we cannot, for the darkness, make our plea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say to him, that we may not hide because of the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Teach me what I shall say to him, and we shall not be destroyed from before the darkness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Teach us what we shall say unto Him; For we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/37-19.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=5817" 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/37.htm">Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nū (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Teach us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: nō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">we should say</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">we cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: na·‘ă·rōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">draw up our case</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê- (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">when our faces</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">are in darkness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?…<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="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-11.htm">1 Corinthians 2:11</a></span><br />For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></span><br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:11</a></span><br />He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a></span><br />Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a></span><br />The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Psalm 145:3</a></span><br />Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a></span><br />Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Proverbs 30:4</a></span><br />Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a></span><br />Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.</p><p class="hdg">Teach</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3</a></b></br> But I have understanding as well as you; I <i>am</i> not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-3.htm">Job 13:3,6</a></b></br> Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God… </p><p class="hdg">we</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-14.htm">Job 26:14</a></b></br> Lo, these <i>are</i> parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-20.htm">Job 28:20,21</a></b></br> Whence then cometh wisdom? and where <i>is</i> the place of understanding? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-2.htm">Job 38:2</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-4.htm">Arrange</a> <a href="/job/35-14.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/33-1.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/job/34-32.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/job/32-19.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/36-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Arrange</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/37-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/37-21.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/psalms/25-4.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/38-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Job 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-1.htm">God is to be feared because of his great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-15.htm">His wisdom is unsearchable in them</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Teach us what we should say to Him;</b><br>This phrase reflects a humble acknowledgment of human limitations in understanding and communicating with God. In the context of the Book of Job, Elihu is speaking, emphasizing the need for divine wisdom to approach God appropriately. This echoes the biblical theme of seeking God's guidance, as seen in <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>, where believers are encouraged to ask God for wisdom. The phrase also highlights the importance of reverence and humility before God, reminiscent of Moses' encounter with God in <a href="/exodus/3.htm">Exodus 3</a>, where he is instructed on how to speak and act in God's presence.<p><b>we cannot draw up our case</b><br>Here, the inability to present a case before God underscores human inadequacy in the face of divine justice and wisdom. This reflects the broader theme in Job of the struggle to understand suffering and righteousness. The phrase suggests that human reasoning and arguments are insufficient when compared to God's omniscience. This is paralleled in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than human thoughts and ways. The legal imagery used here is consistent with the ancient Near Eastern context, where legal disputes were common, and it emphasizes the futility of contending with God using human logic.<p><b>because of our darkness.</b><br>The term "darkness" symbolizes ignorance and the limitations of human understanding. In the context of Job, it refers to the lack of insight into God's purposes and the mysteries of divine providence. This aligns with the biblical theme of light versus darkness, where light represents truth and revelation, as seen in <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>, where the light shines in the darkness. The acknowledgment of darkness also points to the need for divine revelation, which is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who is described as the light of the world in <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>. This phrase calls believers to recognize their dependence on God for true understanding and guidance.<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 God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He offers a different perspective on Job's suffering, emphasizing God's greatness and the limitations of human understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whose wisdom and power are beyond human comprehension. Elihu is preparing Job and his friends for God's response.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolic of human ignorance and limited understanding, especially in the context of divine matters.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>Often referenced in Job as a testament to God's majesty and power, serving as a backdrop to Elihu's speeches.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitation_and_divine_wisdom.htm">Human Limitation and Divine Wisdom</a></b><br>Recognize our limitations in understanding God's ways. Like Job, we often face situations where our knowledge is insufficient, and we must rely on God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility_in_seeking_god.htm">The Role of Humility in Seeking God</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, acknowledging our "darkness" or lack of understanding. This humility is crucial in our relationship with God and in seeking His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god's_guidance.htm">The Importance of Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>In times of confusion or suffering, turn to God for wisdom and understanding. Elihu's call to "teach us what we should say" emphasizes the need for divine instruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust in God's sovereign plan, even when we cannot comprehend it. Elihu's speech prepares Job to hear from God, reminding us to trust in God's ultimate wisdom and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 37</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/why_do_injustices_persist_if_karma_is_true.htm">If 'a man reaps what he sows' (Galatians 6:7) is universally true, why do injustices and unmerited suffering persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_god_uses_weather_to_teach.htm">Job 37:6-7 suggests God commands the weather to teach humans their frailty; is there historical or scientific proof of this divine lesson?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Teach us what we shall say unto </span>(or, <span class= "ital">concerning</span>) <span class= "bld">him</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the sun. "He is altogether hidden by the clouds; but is he gone? is he not still there behind them?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Teach us what we shall say unto him</span>. Elihu indulges in irony. If thou art so wise as thou pretendest to be, then he pleased to "teach us." We acknowledge our ignorance - we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. Enlighten us, if thou canst. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/37-19.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">Teach</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we should say</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹּ֣אמַר</span> <span class="translit">(nō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">we cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">draw up our case</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·rōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when our faces</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are in darkness.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/37-19.htm">Job 37:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/37-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 37:19 Teach us what we shall tell him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/37-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/37-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37:20" /></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>