Job 29:22

In 11 translations

BSB

After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.

KJV

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

WEB

After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

ASV

After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

LSV

After my word they do not change, || And my speech drops on them,

YLT

After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,

DBY

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;

DRC

To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.

GNV

After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.

JPS

After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

LXXE

At my word they spoke not again, and they were very glad whenever I spoke to them.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπὶ τῷ ἐμῷ ῥήματι οὐ προσέθεντο, περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγίνοντο ὁπόταν αὐτοῖς ἐλάλουν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
• Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
• Matthew 22:46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
• Song of Songs 4:11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
• Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
• Job 33:31–33Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you…
• Job 32:15–16Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them. Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
• Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
• Micah 2:6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

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