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Job 11:2

NETBible	“Should not this¹ abundance of words be answered,² or should this³ talkative man⁴ be vindicated?⁵
NIV © biblegateway Job 11:2	"Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?
NASB © biblegateway Job 11:2	"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?
NLT © biblegateway Job 11:2	"Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words? Is a person proved innocent just by talking a lot?
MSG © biblegateway Job 11:2	"What a flood of words! Shouldn't we put a stop to it? Should this kind of loose talk be permitted?
BBE © SABDAweb Job 11:2	Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 11:2	"Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and should one full of talk be vindicated?
NKJV © biblegateway Job 11:2	"Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated?
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KJV	Should not the multitude <07230> of words <01697> be answered <06030> (8735)_? and should a man <0376> full of talk <08193> be justified <06663> (8799)_? {full...: Heb. of lips}
NASB © biblegateway Job 11:2	"Shall a multitude <07230> of words <01697> go <06030> unanswered <03808> <6030>, And a talkative <08193> man <0376> be acquitted <06663> ?
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM ta <3588> T-APN polla <4183> A-APN legwn <3004> V-PAPNS kai <2532> CONJ antakousetai {V-FMI-3S} h <2228> CONJ kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM eulalov {A-NSM} oietai <3633> V-PMI-3S einai <1510> V-PAN dikaiov <1342> A-NSM euloghmenov <2127> V-RPPNS gennhtov <1084> A-NSM gunaikov <1135> N-GSF oligobiov {A-NSM}
NET [draft] ITL	“Should not <03808> this abundance <07230> of words <01697> be answered <06030> , or <0518> should this talkative <08193> man <0376> be vindicated <06663> ?
HEBREW	qduy <06663> Mytpv <08193> sya <0376> Maw <0518> hney <06030> al <03808> Myrbd <01697> brh (11:2) <07230>

NETBible

“Should not this¹ abundance of words be answered,² or should this³ talkative man⁴ be vindicated?⁵

NET Notes

¹tc The LXX, Targum Job, Symmachus, and Vulgate all assume that the vocalization of רֹב (rov, “abundance”) should be רַב (rav, “great”): “great of words.” This would then mean “one who is abundant of words,” meaning, “a man of many words,” and make a closer parallel to the second half. But the MT makes good sense as it stands.

¹tn There is no article or demonstrative with the word; it has been added here simply to make a smoother connection between the chapters.

²tn The Niphal verb יֵעָנֶה (ye’aneh, “he answered”) would normally require a personal subject, but “abundance” functions as the subject in this sentence. The nuance of the imperfect is obligatory.

³tn The word is supplied here also for clarification.

⁴tn The bound construction “man of lips” means “a boaster” or “proud talker” (attributive genitive; and see GKC 417 §128.t). Zophar is saying that Job pours out this stream of words, but he is still not right.

⁵tn The word is literally “be right, righteous.” The idea of being right has appeared before for this word (cf. 9:15). The point here is that just because Job talks a lot does not mean he is right or will be shown to be right through it all.