Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethen let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job. Young's Literal Translation Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished. King James Bible Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. Hebrew then let briersח֗וֹחַ (ḥō·w·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2336: Briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter grow יֵ֥צֵא (yê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim instead of תַּ֤חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of wheat חִטָּ֨ה ׀ (ḥiṭ·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2406: Wheat and stinkweed בָאְשָׁ֑ה (ḇā·’ə·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 890: Stink-weed, any other noxious, useless plant instead of וְתַֽחַת־ (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of barley.” שְׂעֹרָ֥ה (śə·‘ō·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8184: Barley Thus conclude תַּ֝֗מּוּ (tam·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished the words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Job. אִיּֽוֹב׃ (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch |