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The term "speakest" is an archaic form of the verb "speak," commonly found in older English translations of the Bible, such as the King James Version. It is the second person singular present tense form, used when addressing a single individual. In the Berean Standard Bible , this form is typically rendered in modern English as "speak."

Biblical Usage:

The use of "speakest" in the Bible often appears in dialogues where God, prophets, or individuals are addressing someone directly. This form emphasizes the personal and direct nature of communication, reflecting the intimate and immediate relationship between the speaker and the listener.

Examples in Scripture:

1. Divine Communication:
In the context of divine communication, "speakest" underscores the authority and directness of God's word to individuals. For instance, when God speaks to Moses or the prophets, the language used conveys the solemnity and importance of the message.

2. Human Interaction:
In human interactions, "speakest" is used to address individuals in a manner that reflects respect or urgency. It is often found in conversations where one person is seeking understanding or clarification from another.

Theological Implications:

The use of "speakest" in Scripture highlights the importance of direct and personal communication in the biblical narrative. It reflects the belief that God desires a personal relationship with His people, where He speaks directly to them, and they, in turn, respond to His voice. This form of address also emphasizes the responsibility of the listener to heed and respond to the words spoken.

Related Concepts:

· Prophetic Speech:
The prophets often used direct speech to convey God's messages to the people. The use of "speakest" in these contexts serves to remind the audience of the divine origin and authority of the prophetic word.

· Prayer and Petition:
In prayers and petitions, the use of "speakest" can be seen as a form of reverence and humility before God. It reflects the believer's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their dependence on His guidance and wisdom.

Cultural and Historical Context:

In the historical context of the Bible, the use of direct speech forms like "speakest" was common in both Hebrew and Greek languages, which often employed specific verb forms to indicate the person being addressed. The translation into English preserved this nuance, especially in older versions of the Bible, to maintain the original tone and intent of the text.

Modern Application:

While "speakest" is not commonly used in contemporary English, understanding its usage in the Bible can enrich one's study of Scripture by providing insight into the nature of biblical communication. It serves as a reminder of the personal and relational aspects of God's interaction with humanity, encouraging believers to seek a deeper, more personal connection with God through His Word.

Library

But Now, Thou Mayst Ask Me and Say, "Thou Speakest So Much of Love ...
... CHAPTER X. But now, thou mayst ask me and say, "Thou speakest so much of
love? But now, thou mayst ask me and say, "Thou speakest ...
/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/chapter x but now thou.htm

Since There is but one Only Divine Essence, Why Speakest Thou of ...
... Lord's Day 8 Question 25 Since there is but one only divine essence, why
speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Since there ...
/.../various/the heidelberg catechism /question 25 since there is.htm

Even Now, as the Matter Refers to Thy Opinion on a Point the More ...
... Well, in the first place, when thou speakest of one who is dead, thou sayest of
him, "Poor man""poor, surely, not because he has been taken from the good of ...
/.../tertullian/the souls testimony/chapter iv even now as.htm

The Aggravated Guilt of Him who Delivered Christ to Pilate.
... Pilate. John xix.10, 11. "Then saith Pilate unto him, 'Speakest thou not
unto me? Knowest ... it. Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest ...
/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xii the aggravated guilt.htm

The Hearing Ear
... O Holy and mighty and marvellous Word. That speakest ever to me; ... From the winds
of the midnight sea,. Thou speakest in marvellous songs again. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/the hearing ear.htm

Matt. xiii. 10, 11
... Homily XLV. Matt. XIII. 10, 11. Matt. XIII.10, 11. "And the disciples came
and said unto Him, Why speakest Thou unto them in parables? ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xlv matt xiii 10.htm

John Chapter xvi. 29-33.
... For, says the evangelist, "His disciples say unto Him: Lo, now speakest
Thou plainly, and utterest no proverb. Now we are sure that ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate ciii john chapter xvi.htm

Unimpeachable Justice
... "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou
mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/unimpeachable justice.htm

Wherefore, that Thou May'st be Rightly Disposed Both for Thy Soul ...
... The third, honest and profitable occupation. Also, cleanness of mouth, three things
keep: one is that thou should'st bethink thee before thou speakest. ...
/.../chapter vi wherefore that thou.htm

Jesus' Last Journey to Jerusalem.
... said John in a voice that trembled with emotion, as the other disciples gazed at
each other in horror, "Dear master, what dark and terrible words thou speakest ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/stead/king of the jews/chapter ii jesus last journey.htm

Thesaurus

Speakest (30 Occurrences)
...Speakest (30 Occurrences). Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him,
Why speakest thou unto them in parables? ... or, Why speakest thou with her? ...
/s/speakest.htm - 15k

Givest (31 Occurrences)
... deceit. (KJV ASV WBS). Psalms 50:20 Thou sittest, against thy brother thou
speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander. (YLT). ...
/g/givest.htm - 15k

Dark (234 Occurrences)
... plainly of the Father. (ASV). John 16:29 His disciples say, Lo, now speakest
thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying. (ASV). John 20:1 ...
/d/dark.htm - 44k

Proverb (24 Occurrences)
... (KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV). John 16:29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now
speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. (KJV WBS). ...
/p/proverb.htm - 29k

Type (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 17:17 And this is small in Thine eyes, O God, and Thou speakest concerning
the house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen me as a type of the ...
/t/type.htm - 23k

Utterest (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Utterest (1 Occurrence). John 16:29 His disciples say
to him, Lo, now thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory. (DBY). ...
/u/utterest.htm - 6k

Openly (52 Occurrences)
... concerning the Father. (DBY). John 16:29 His disciples say to him, Lo, now
thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory. (DBY). John 18 ...
/o/openly.htm - 21k

Judgest (9 Occurrences)
... Psalms 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou ...
/j/judgest.htm - 9k

Wagged (1 Occurrence)
... Jeremiah 48:27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves?
For as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head. (See RSV). ...
/w/wagged.htm - 6k

Waggest (1 Occurrence)
... Jeremiah 48:27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves?
for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head. (See JPS ASV). ...
/w/waggest.htm - 6k

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Concordance

Speakest (30 Occurrences)

Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Luke 12:41
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 4:27
And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?
(ASV DBY YLT)

John 10:36
of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?
(YLT)

John 16:29
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

John 19:10
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Acts 17:19
And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 4:12
and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'
(YLT)

Judges 6:17
And he said to him, "If now I have found favor with thee, then show me a sign that it is thou who speakest with me.
(DBY RSV)

Judges 16:10
And Delilah saith unto Samson, 'Lo, thou hast played upon me, and speakest unto me lies; now, declare, I pray thee, to me, wherewith thou art bound.'
(YLT)

1 Samuel 9:21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Samuel 7:28
And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou 'art' God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,
(YLT)

2 Samuel 19:29
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Kings 8:24
who hast kept for Thy servant David my father that which Thou spakest to him; yea, Thou speakest with Thy mouth, and with Thy hand hast fulfilled 'it', as 'at' this day.
(YLT)

2 Kings 6:12
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:17
And this is small in Thine eyes, O God, and Thou speakest concerning the house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O Jehovah God!
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:26
And now, Jehovah, Thou 'art' God Himself, and Thou speakest concerning Thy servant this goodness;
(YLT)

Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 50:20
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 29:4
And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,
(YLT)

Isaiah 40:27
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 1:7
And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Do not say, I 'am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 40:16
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 43:2
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 48:27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
(See JPS ASV)

Ezekiel 3:18
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 24:27
In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I 'am' Jehovah.'
(YLT)

Ezekiel 33:8
When I say unto the wicked, Wicked man, thou shalt certainly die; and thou speakest not to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
(DBY)

Zechariah 13:3
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

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