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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, &#8220Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Abaddon and Death say, &#8216With our ears we have heard a report of it.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Abaddon (the place of destruction) and Death say, ‘We have [only] heard a report of it with our ears.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, “We have heard news of it with our ears.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, &#8220We have heard news of it with our ears.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Death and destruction have merely heard rumors about where it is found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumour thereof with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Decay and Death say, 'We've heard a rumor about it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even death and destruction Admit they have heard only rumors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Abaddon and death said, 'We did hear a rumor about it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ?We have heard a rumor about it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard its fame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Destruction and death said, We heard its report with our ears:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Perdition and death have said, “With our ears, we have heard its fame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, “Only by rumor have we heard of her.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Destruction and death say, We have heard the report of it with our ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Destruction and death said: ‘we have heard its report with our ears’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/28-22.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=4206" 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/28.htm">Where Can Wisdom Be Found?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/11.htm" title="11: ’ă·ḇad·dō·wn (N-ms) -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon. Intensive from 'abad; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades.">Abaddon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: wā·mā·weṯ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">and Death</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">‘We have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/8088.htm" title="8088: šim·‘āh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A hearing, report. From shama'; something heard, i.e. A sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience.">a rumor about it.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: bə·’ā·zə·nê·nū (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 1cp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear."></a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>But God understands its way, and He knows its place.…<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/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></span><br />But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4-5</a></span><br />if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:12</a></span><br />For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-26.htm">1 Corinthians 15:26</a></span><br />The last enemy to be destroyed is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a></span><br />the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></span><br />Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a></span><br />And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55</a></span><br />“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a></span><br />For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-14</a></span><br />The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-11.htm">Psalm 88:11</a></span><br />Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.</p><p class="hdg">Destruction</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-14.htm">Job 28:14</a></b></br> The depth saith, It <i>is</i> not in me: and the sea saith, <i>It is</i> not with me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-10.htm">Psalm 83:10-12</a></b></br> <i>Which</i> perished at Endor: they became <i>as</i> dung for the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/26-6.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/27-9.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/esther/9-4.htm">Fame</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-6.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Report</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Rumor</a> <a href="/job/28-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/27-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-12.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/job/30-23.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/29-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/psalms/72-17.htm">Fame</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/job/38-35.htm">Report</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Rumor</a> <a href="/job/28-23.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Job 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/28-1.htm">There is a knowledge of natural things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/28-12.htm">But wisdom is an excellent gift of God</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/28.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/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Abaddon and Death say</b><br>In the context of Job, Abaddon and Death are personified forces representing destruction and the end of life. Abaddon, often associated with the realm of the dead, is mentioned in other scriptures such as <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Revelation 9:11</a>, where it is described as the angel of the abyss. This highlights the theme of ultimate destruction and judgment. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, death was often personified, reflecting the universal human experience of mortality and the fear associated with it. The mention of these entities underscores the mystery and inaccessibility of divine wisdom, which even the most powerful forces of destruction cannot fully comprehend.<p><b>‘We have heard a rumor about it.’</b><br>This phrase suggests that even the most profound and mysterious entities, like Abaddon and Death, have only a limited understanding of divine wisdom. The use of "rumor" implies a distant, incomplete knowledge, emphasizing that true wisdom is hidden and beyond the grasp of even the most formidable forces. This echoes the biblical theme that God's wisdom is inscrutable and not fully accessible to any created being, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>, which speaks of the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge. The idea that wisdom is elusive and only partially known even to powerful entities serves to elevate the divine nature of true wisdom, which is ultimately found in God alone.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction (Abaddon)</a></b><br>In Hebrew, "Abaddon" refers to a place of destruction or ruin, often associated with the realm of the dead. It is personified here to emphasize the depth and mystery of wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death (Maweth)</a></b><br>In Hebrew, "Maweth" signifies death, often personified in the Bible as an entity or force. It represents the ultimate end of human life and the unknown that lies beyond.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and seeks understanding of God's wisdom and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>The central theme of <a href="/bsb/job/28.htm">Job 28</a>, where Job poetically explores the nature and inaccessibility of true wisdom, which is ultimately found in God alone.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical book in the Old Testament that addresses the themes of suffering, justice, and the search for divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_wisdom.htm">The Mystery of Wisdom</a></b><br>True wisdom is beyond human comprehension and cannot be fully grasped through earthly means or experiences. It is a divine attribute that God alone possesses in its fullness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_understanding.htm">The Limitations of Human Understanding</a></b><br>Even the most profound human experiences, represented by Destruction and Death, only have a limited understanding of wisdom. This highlights the need for humility in our pursuit of knowledge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. Reverence and awe for God are foundational to gaining insight and understanding in life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering and trials, as experienced by Job, can lead to a deeper search for wisdom and understanding of God's purposes, even when answers are not immediately apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_wisdom.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of Wisdom</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus is revealed as the embodiment of God's wisdom, offering believers a personal relationship with the source of all understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_eliphaz_claim_innocents_don't_perish.htm">In Job 4:7, how could Eliphaz assert that no innocent person has ever perished when history shows countless examples of righteous people suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_16_11_suggest_god_delivers_innocents.htm">In Job 16:11, why would a just God 'deliver' the innocent to the ungodly, contradicting passages that promise divine protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_storms_show_god's_judgment_and_care.htm">In Job 36:31-33, how does the idea that God uses storms for both judgment and provision reconcile with natural disasters that indiscriminately affect believers and unbelievers alike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Destruction and death say.</span>--That destruction and death should have heard the fame of wisdom is natural, as it consists in departing from the evil which leads to their abode.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears</span>. "Death and destruction" seem to represent the inhabitants of Sheol - the world of the departed. Job personifies them, and represents them as saying, that in their gloomy and remote abode (<a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21, 22</a>) they have heard some dim rumour, some vague report, of the "place" of wisdom and understanding, the nature of which, however, they do not communicate to him. His idea seems to be that their knowledge on the subject does not much transcend the knowledge of living men, whom he regards as profoundly ignorant with respect to it. He thus prepares the way for his assertion in the next verse. Man, neither living nor dead, can make any answer to the great question raised; but - <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/28-22.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">Abaddon</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבַדּ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇad·dō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abaddon -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Death</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֭מָוֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣מְר֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third 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">‘We have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a rumor about it.’</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8088.htm">Strong's 8088: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something heard, a sound, rumor, announcement, audience</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/28-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 28:22 Destruction and Death say 'We have heard (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/28-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 28:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 28:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/28-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 28:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 28:23" /></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>