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Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“How can your empty clichés comfort me? All your explanations are lies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How then can you comfort me with empty words, Since falsehood remains in your answers?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So how dare you give me empty comfort? For your answers remain <i>nothing but</i> falsehood!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain full of falsehood?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain <i>full of</i> falsehood?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How then will you vainly comfort me, Indeed <i>when</i> your answers remain <i>full of</i> falsehood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How then can you vainly comfort me with empty words, Since your answers remain untrue?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive. Third Series of Speeches<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But empty, meaningless words are the comfort you offer me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How can you comfort me with this nonsense when your answers continue to betray me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And you! You try to comfort me with nonsense! Every answer you give is a lie! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So how can you comfort me with nonsense, seeing that in your answers there remains only falsehood?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So how can you comfort me with nonsense, because in your answers there remains only falsehood?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And how do you comfort me [with] vanity, "" And trespass has been left in your answers?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And how do ye comfort me with vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And how will ye comfort me in vain, and your answers remained treachery?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How then do ye comfort me in vain, whereas your answer is shewn to be repugnant to truth ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, how long will you console me in vain, when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How empty the consolation you offer me! Your arguments remain a fraud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How then can you comfort me in vain, seeing that your abominable answers are multiplied before me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And how will you comfort me with futility, and have the answers of the reprobate given profit before me?” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-34.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=3370" 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/21.htm">Job: God will Punish the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: wə·’êḵ (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">So how</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">can you comfort me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: hā·ḇel (N-ms) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">with empty words?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8666.htm" title="8666: ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- A return, answer. Or tshubah; from shuwb; a recurrence; a reply.">For your answers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: niš·’ar- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4604.htm" title="4604: mā·‘al (N-ms) -- An unfaithful or treacherous act. From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin.">full of falsehood.”</a> </span><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="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:11</a></span><br />Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a></span><br />I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:15</a></span><br />So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:17</a></span><br />So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-23.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:23</a></span><br />Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a></span><br />For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5-6</a></span><br />You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></span><br />For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10-13</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Isaiah 44:20</a></span><br />He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a></span><br />No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Jeremiah 16:19</a></span><br />O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Matthew 15:9</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mark 7:7</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How then comfort you me in vain, seeing in your answers there remains falsehood?</p><p class="hdg">comfort</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2</a></b></br> I have heard many such things: miserable comforters <i>are</i> ye all.</p><p class="hdg">seeing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a></b></br> But ye <i>are</i> forgers of lies, ye <i>are</i> all physicians of no value.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3</a></b></br> Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and <i>yet</i> had condemned Job.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7</a></b></br> And it was <i>so</i>, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me <i>the thing that is</i> right, as my servant Job <i>hath</i>.</p><p class="hdg">falsehood.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-3.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-2.htm">Console</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/job/15-2.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Nonsense</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/job/16-3.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">Vainly</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-5.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Console</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/job/22-9.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/job/22-18.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Nonsense</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Vainly</a> <a href="/job/31-5.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/job/22-22.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Job 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-1.htm">Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-16.htm">Sometimes their destruction is manifest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-21.htm">The happy and unhappy are alike in death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-27.htm">The judgment of the wicked is in another world</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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In the context of the Book of Job, his friends have been insisting that suffering is always a result of personal sin, a view that Job disputes. This phrase underscores the futility of their counsel, as it lacks true understanding and empathy. Theologically, this reflects the broader biblical theme that true comfort comes from God, not human wisdom (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a>). The phrase also echoes the prophetic critique of false prophets who offer superficial peace (<a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a>).<p><b>For your answers remain full of falsehood.</b><br>Job accuses his friends of speaking falsehoods, suggesting that their theological assertions are not only incorrect but also misleading. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where wisdom and truth were highly valued, and falsehood was seen as a serious moral failing. Theologically, this aligns with the biblical emphasis on truth as a divine attribute (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>) and the danger of false teaching (<a href="/2_peter/2.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a>). Job's statement can be seen as a type of Christ, who also confronted falsehood and misunderstanding in His ministry (<a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-36</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He is known for his suffering and his quest for understanding God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar are the three friends who visit Job to offer comfort but end up providing misguided counsel based on their understanding of divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, Uz is a region that is often associated with the ancient Near East, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>A recurring theme in the Book of Job, highlighting God's ultimate control and wisdom over creation and human affairs.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_justice.htm">Suffering and Justice</a></b><br>The central event of the Book of Job revolves around Job's intense suffering and the exploration of divine justice and human righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_comfort.htm">The Nature of True Comfort</a></b><br>True comfort aligns with God's truth and wisdom, not human assumptions or platitudes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_counsel.htm">Discernment in Counsel</a></b><br>Evaluate the advice and comfort you receive against the truth of Scripture to discern its validity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_presumption.htm">The Danger of Presumption</a></b><br>Avoid presuming to understand God's purposes in suffering; instead, seek His wisdom and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_empathy_in_comforting_others.htm">The Role of Empathy in Comforting Others</a></b><br>Genuine empathy and listening are crucial when offering comfort, rather than relying on preconceived notions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Approach others' suffering with humility, acknowledging that only God fully understands their situation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_will_empty_words_comfort_me.htm">How will you comfort me with empty words?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_became_of_ishmael.htm">How will you comfort me with empty words?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_finds_comfort_in_their_sorrow.htm">Who finds comfort in their sorrow?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_divine_oversight.htm">Job 34:21 - The passage implies God sees all human actions; is there historical or scientific evidence for universal divine oversight?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) There remaineth falsehood.--Or, <span class= "ital">all that is left of them is transgression, </span>that is to say, it is not only worthless, but yet more, it is even harmful and wrong.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?</span> Your position, that the godly always prosper, while the wicked are afflicted and brought low, being an absolutely false one, your attempts to console and comfort me are wholly vain and futile. Why continue them? Most commentators consider the second colloquy here to end, and a pause to occur, before Eliphaz resumes the argument. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-34.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">So how</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אֵיךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can you comfort me</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with empty words?</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֑בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm">Strong's 1892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For your answers</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8666.htm">Strong's 8666: </a> </span><span class="str2">A recurrence, a reply</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remain</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁאַר־</span> <span class="translit">(niš·’ar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[full of] falsehood.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽעַל׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4604.htm">Strong's 4604: </a> </span><span class="str2">An unfaithful or treacherous act</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-34.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:34 So how can you comfort me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:1" /></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>