How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?Job 6:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַה־נִּמְרְצ֥וּ אִמְרֵי־יֹ֑שֶׁר וּמַה־יּוֹכִ֖יחַ הוֹכֵ֣חַ מִכֶּֽם׃
- מַה־mah-“how!”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- נִּמְרְצ֥וּnim.re.Tzu“they are painful”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָרַץ · “be sick” · Strong's H4834
- אִמְרֵי־'im.rei-“words of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
- יֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sher“uprightness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יֹ֫שֶׁר · “uprightness” · Strong's H3476
- וּמַה־u.mah-“and what?”Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- יּוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.ach“does it prove”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
- הוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.ach“completely <to prove>”Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
- מִכֶּֽם׃mi.Kem“from <the> you”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)