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Will no one rebuke you when you mock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Shall your boasts silence people? And will you scoff, and no one rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you mock and none rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Should your boasts <i>and</i> babble silence men? And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your words have silenced others and made them ashamed; now it is only right for you to be put to shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Should your empty talk silence others so that you can make fun of us without any shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your boastings make men keep silent, "" You scorn, and none is causing blushing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall thy empty talks cause men to be silent? and wilt thou deride and none making ashamed?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Shall your babblings keep others silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Should your babble put others to silence, and when you mock, shall no one shame you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, at your words, only the dead can hold their peace; for when you speak, there is no one to stop you; and when you mock, there is no one to rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, at your words the dead may be silent; you speak and there is none who restrains you, and if you mock, there is none who rebukes you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, And thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-3.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=1649" 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/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/907.htm" title="907: bad·de·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Empty, idle talk. From bada'; a brag or lie; also a liar.">Should your babbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯîm (N-mp) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">put others</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ya·ḥă·rī·šw (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">to silence?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932: wat·til·‘aḡ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To mock, deride, stammer. A primitive root; to deride; by implication to speak unintelligibly.">Will you scoff</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: maḵ·lim (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">rebuke?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’…<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/15-2.htm">Proverbs 15:2</a></span><br />The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.<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="/proverbs/18-7.htm">Proverbs 18:7</a></span><br />A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-23.htm">Proverbs 12:23</a></span><br />A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-28.htm">Proverbs 17:28</a></span><br />Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Proverbs 29:11</a></span><br />A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Psalm 94:4</a></span><br />They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Psalm 73:8-9</a></span><br />They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. / They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Psalm 31:18</a></span><br />May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Psalm 50:19-20</a></span><br />You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. / You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13</a></span><br />rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.<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="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-26.htm">James 1:26</a></span><br />If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?</p><p class="hdg">thy lies.</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/15-2.htm">Job 15:2,3</a></b></br> Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25</a></b></br> And if <i>it be</i> not <i>so</i> now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?</p><p class="hdg">mockest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-4.htm">Job 12:4</a></b></br> I am <i>as</i> one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright <i>man is</i> laughed to scorn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-9.htm">Job 13:9</a></b></br> Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye <i>so</i> mock him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-2.htm">Job 17:2</a></b></br> <i>Are there</i> not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?</p><p class="hdg">make thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-16.htm">Psalm 83:16</a></b></br> Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-14.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:14</a></b></br> And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/2-8.htm">Titus 2:8</a></b></br> Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/6-20.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Blushing</a> <a href="/james/4-16.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Boasts</a> <a href="/esther/1-17.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Falsehoods</a> <a href="/titus/1-14.htm">Fictions</a> <a href="/job/9-28.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-47.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Mockest</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-17.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">Scoff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Scornest</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-3.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Blushing</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Boasts</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Falsehoods</a> <a href="/titus/1-14.htm">Fictions</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Mockest</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Scoff</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Scornest</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/job/13-13.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/12-8.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/job/12-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</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/11.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/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Should your babbling put others to silence?</b><br>This phrase is part of Zophar's response to Job, where he criticizes Job's speeches. The term "babbling" suggests that Zophar views Job's words as empty or meaningless. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, speech was highly valued, and words were expected to reflect wisdom and truth. Zophar implies that Job's complaints and assertions are not worthy of serious consideration. This reflects a broader theme in the Book of Job, where friends assume that suffering is a direct result of sin, and thus, Job's defense is seen as unjustified. The idea of silencing others can be connected to the power of speech in biblical texts, such as <a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>, which speaks of the power of the tongue. <p><b>Will you scoff without rebuke?</b><br>Here, Zophar accuses Job of scoffing, which means to speak derisively or mockingly. In the historical context, scoffing was seen as a sign of arrogance and disrespect, especially towards God or divine justice. Zophar believes that Job's questioning of God's justice and his own innocence is a form of scoffing that should not go unchallenged. This reflects the cultural expectation that one should accept divine will without question. The concept of rebuke is significant in biblical literature, as it is often seen as a means of correction and guidance, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>, where rebuke is associated with God's love and discipline. Zophar's insistence on rebuke aligns with the belief that correction is necessary for maintaining righteousness.<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, undergoing severe trials and questioning the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar is speaking, challenging Job's words and questioning his integrity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger dialogue between Job and his friends, where they debate the reasons for Job's suffering and the nature of God's justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words have the power to build up or tear down. Zophar challenges Job's words, suggesting they are not constructive. Believers should be mindful of their speech, ensuring it aligns with truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rebuke.htm">The Importance of Rebuke</a></b><br>Rebuke, when done in love, can be a tool for growth and correction. Zophar's rebuke, though harsh, reminds us of the need for accountability in our words and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_over_speaking.htm">Listening Over Speaking</a></b><br>In times of distress or debate, it is often more beneficial to listen than to speak. Job's friends, including Zophar, could have benefited from listening more and speaking less.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_dialogue.htm">Humility in Dialogue</a></b><br>Approaching conversations with humility allows for greater understanding and less conflict. Zophar's approach lacks humility, serving as a reminder to engage others with grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_job's_three_friends_visit_him.htm">Why did Job's three friends visit him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_psalm_50_21.htm">In Psalm 50:21, why would a just God choose silence in the face of evil, and doesn't this clash with other scriptures depicting divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_suffering_in_job.htm">What is the purpose of suffering in the Book of Job?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Should thy lies make men hold their peace?</span> or, <span class="accented">thy boastings</span> (see the Revised Version; and comp. <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Isaiah 16:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Jeremiah 48:30</a>). Zophar probably refers to such passages as <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20, 35</a>; <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7, 15</a>, where Job might seem to have justified himself altogether. And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed I It is not quite easy to see what in Job's speeches up to this point could be regarded as "mocking." But perhaps Zophar would have thus characterized the following passages: <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Job 6:13, 14, 25-27</a>; <a href="/job/7-12.htm">Job 7:12</a>; <a href="/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22-24</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-3.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">Should your babbling</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֭דֶּיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bad·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_907.htm">Strong's 907: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brag, lie, a liar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put others</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adult, a man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to silence?</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥă·rî·šw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Will you scoff</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג</span> <span class="translit">(wat·til·‘aḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3932.htm">Strong's 3932: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deride, to speak unintelligibly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebuke?</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכְלִֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(maḵ·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:3 Should your boastings make men hold their (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:4" /></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>