Strong's Lexicon They waited וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ (wə·yi·ḥă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3176: 1) to wait, hope, expect 1a) (Niphal) to wait 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, await, tarry 1b2) to wait for, hope for 1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for for me as for rain כַמָּטָ֣ר (ḵam·mā·ṭār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4306: 1) rain and drank in my words פָּעֲר֥וּ (pā·‘ă·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6473: 1) to open wide, gape 1a) (Qal) to gape וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם (ū·p̄î·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 like spring showers. לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ (lə·mal·qō·wōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4456: 1) latter rain, spring rain 1a) the March and April rains which mature the crops of Palestine Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers. Young's Literal Translation And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain. Holman Christian Standard Bible They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers. New American Standard Bible "They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain. King James Bible And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain. Parallel Verses New International Version They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain. New Living Translation They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain. English Standard Version They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. New American Standard Bible "They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain. King James Bible And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. Holman Christian Standard Bible They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers. International Standard Version They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower. NET Bible They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains. American Standard Version And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. English Revised Version And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. Young's Literal Translation And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain. Cross References Job 29:22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. Job 29:24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. Psalm 81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 119:131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. Proverbs 16:15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job 29:21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. Job 29:20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. Job 29:25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. Job 30:1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. Jump to Previous Drank Latter Mouth Mouths Opened Opening Rain Rains Showers Spring Wait Waited Waiting Wide WordsJump to Next Drank Latter Mouth Mouths Opened Opening Rain Rains Showers Spring Wait Waited Waiting Wide WordsLinks Job 29:23 NIVJob 29:23 NLT Job 29:23 ESV Job 29:23 NASB Job 29:23 KJV Job 29:23 Bible Apps Job 29:23 Parallel Job 29:23 Biblia Paralela Job 29:23 Chinese Bible Job 29:23 French Bible Job 29:23 German Bible Job 29:23 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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