Job 8:2
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How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
In other translations
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
Hebrew words
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- Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
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