Job 6:30
"Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Is there iniquity in my tongue?.... Meaning in his words; either those which he uttered when he cursed the day on which he was born, or in charging his friends with unkindness and falsehood; otherwise the tongue is a world of iniquity, and

the best of men are apt to offend both God and men in word: cannot my taste discern perverse things? which is to be understood not of his natural taste, which very probably through his disease might be greatly vitiated, and incapable of relishing his food as in time of health, and of distinguishing good from bad; but of his intellectual taste, or of his sense and reason, his rational and spiritual taste; he had his senses exercised to discern good and evil; he could distinguish between right and wrong that was said or done, either by himself or others; be had the use of his rational powers and faculties, and therefore not to be treated as a mad or distracted man, but as one capable of carrying on a conversation, of opening his true case, and defending himself; see Job 12:11 . Next: Job Chapter 7 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Job: Job Chap... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Job: Job Chap... »

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (8 words)

H3426 יֵשׁ
Definition:

24etc.;יֶשֿׁGenesis 31:29+ often;הֲיֵשׁGenesis 24:2318t. (soאִשׁ2 Samuel 14:19,הַאִשׁMicah 6:10), with suffixיֶשְׁךָGenesis 24:422t.;יֶשְׁכֶםGenesis 24:49;הֲיִשְׁכֶםDeuteronomy 13:4;יֶשְׁנוֺ(Ol§ 97 bS 24etc.;יֶשֿׁGenesis 31:29+ often;הֲיֵשׁGenesis 24:2318t. (soאִשׁ2 Samuel 14:19,הַאִשׁMicah 6:10), with suffixיֶשְׁךָGenesis 24:422t.;יֶשְׁכֶםGenesis 24:49;הֲיִשְׁכֶםDeuteronomy 13:4;יֶשְׁנוֺ(Ol§ 97 bS

Possible Meanings:
  • being (semantic_range)
  • substance (semantic_range)
  • existence (semantic_range)
  • substance (semantic_range)
  • existence (semantic_range)
H3956 לָשׁוֹן
Definition:

21and (more often)feminineIsaiah 28:11tongue(Late Hebrewid.; also Assyrianlišânu; Arabic; Ethiopic; Aramaicלִשָּׁן,לִישָּׁן,(allli-); ZinjirliלשןDHMSendsch. 59); — absolute׳לExodus 4:10+;הַלָּשֹׁןJosh 21and (more often)feminineIsaiah 28:11tongue(Late Hebrewid.; also Assyrianlišânu; Arabic; Ethiopic; Aramaicלִשָּׁן,לִישָּׁן,(allli-); ZinjirliלשןDHMSendsch. 59); — absolute׳לExodus 4:10+;הַלָּשֹׁןJosh

Possible Meanings:
  • language (semantic_range)
H5766 עֶוֶל
Definition:

15+; constructעֶ֫וֶלEzekiel 28:18(van d. H.עָוֶל, but see Baer Ginsb); suffixעַוְלוֺEzekiel 18:26;Ezekiel 33:13; —עשׂה עולLeviticus 19:15,35 (H)Deuteronomy 25:16;Ezekiel 3:20;Ezekiel 18:24,26 (twice i 15+; constructעֶ֫וֶלEzekiel 28:18(van d. H.עָוֶל, but see Baer Ginsb); suffixעַוְלוֺEzekiel 18:26;Ezekiel 33:13; —עשׂה עולLeviticus 19:15,35 (H)Deuteronomy 25:16;Ezekiel 3:20;Ezekiel 18:24,26 (twice i

Possible Meanings:
  • unjust (semantic_range)
  • unrighteous one (semantic_range)
H0518 אִם
Definition:

see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf

Possible Meanings:
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • dam (semantic_range)
  • point of departure (semantic_range)
  • division (semantic_range)
H2441 חֵךְ
Definition:

11;Job 34:3; suffixחִכִּיProverbs 8:76t.,חִכְּךָHosea 8:1,חִכֶּ֑ךָEzekiel 3:26;Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: —חִכֵךְCant 7:10,חִכּוֺLamentations 4:42t.,חִכָּהּProver 11;Job 34:3; suffixחִכִּיProverbs 8:76t.,חִכְּךָHosea 8:1,חִכֶּ֑ךָEzekiel 3:26;Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: —חִכֵךְCant 7:10,חִכּוֺLamentations 4:42t.,חִכָּהּProver

Possible Meanings:
  • palate (semantic_range)
  • roof of mouth (semantic_range)
  • gums (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H0995 בִּין
Definition:

1;בַּנְתָּהPsalm 139:2;בִּינֹתִיDaniel 9:2;ImperfectיָבִיןPsalm 19:1325t.וְיָבֵןJeremiah 9:112t.,וַיָּבֶן1 Samuel 3:82t.;אָבִינָהPsalm 73:174t.;יָבִינוּProverbs 28:512t.;ImperativeבִּיןDaniel 9:23;בִּ 1;בַּנְתָּהPsalm 139:2;בִּינֹתִיDaniel 9:2;ImperfectיָבִיןPsalm 19:1325t.וְיָבֵןJeremiah 9:112t.,וַיָּבֶן1 Samuel 3:82t.;אָבִינָהPsalm 73:174t.;יָבִינוּProverbs 28:512t.;ImperativeבִּיןDaniel 9:23;בִּ

Possible Meanings:
  • between (semantic_range)
H1942 הַוָּה
Definition:

26ᵑ6)) constructהַוַּתMicah 7:3+, suffixהַוָּתִיJob 6:2+, pluralהַוּוֺתPsalm 5:10+; —1desire(in bad sense)Micah 7:3דֹּבֵר הַוַּת נַפְשׁוֺspeakeththe desire ofhis soul,Proverbs 10:3הַוַּת רְשָׁעִים,Pro 26ᵑ6)) constructהַוַּתMicah 7:3+, suffixהַוָּתִיJob 6:2+, pluralהַוּוֺתPsalm 5:10+; —1desire(in bad sense)Micah 7:3דֹּבֵר הַוַּת נַפְשׁוֺspeakeththe desire ofhis soul,Proverbs 10:3הַוַּת רְשָׁעִים,Pro

Possible Meanings:
  • ruin (semantic_range)
  • disaster (semantic_range)

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