Job 32:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Shall I wait,וְ֭הֹוחַלְתִּי
(ve·ho·v·chal·ti)
3176: to wait, awaita prim. root
becauseכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they do not speak,יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ
(ye·dab·be·ru;)
1696: to speaka prim. root
Becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they stopעָ֝מְד֗וּ
(a·me·du)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
[and] noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
longerעֹֽוד׃
(o·vd.)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
answer?עָ֥נוּ
(a·nu)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When I had waited
yachal  (yaw-chal')
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
for they spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
not but stood still
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
and answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
no more
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and no longer answer?

King James Bible
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?

International Standard Version
Shall I continue to wait, since they're no longer talking? After all, they're only standing there; they're no longer responding.

NET Bible
And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Should I wait because they don't speak, because they stand there and don't have any more answers?

King James 2000 Bible
When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
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