Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Job.24.20", "source": "יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם ׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה", "text": "*Yiškāḥēhû reḥem* his *mətāqô rimmâ* still *lōʾ-yizzāḵēr watiššābēr kāʿēṣ ʿawlâ*", "grammar": { "*Yiškāḥēhû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'forgets him'", "*reḥem*": "noun masculine singular - 'womb'", "*mətāqô*": "adjective masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his sweetness'", "*rimmâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'worm/maggot'", "*lōʾ-yizzāḵēr*": "negative particle + niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he is not remembered'", "*watiššābēr*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she/it is broken'", "*kāʿēṣ*": "preposition *kə* + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'like the tree'", "*ʿawlâ*": "noun feminine singular - 'injustice/unrighteousness'" }, "variants": { "*Yiškāḥēhû*": "forgets him/no longer remembers him", "*reḥem*": "womb/mother's belly", "*mətāqô*": "his sweetness/his pleasantness", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay", "*yizzāḵēr*": "is remembered/is brought to mind", "*watiššābēr*": "and she/it is broken/shattered", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*ʿawlâ*": "injustice/unrighteousness/wickedness" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.7", "source": "זֵ֣כֶר צַ֭דִּיק לִבְרָכָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֖ם רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְקָֽב׃", "text": "*zēker* *ṣaddîq* *librākāh* *wə-šēm* *rəšāʿîm* *yirqāb*", "grammar": { "*zēker*": "masculine singular construct - memory/remembrance of", "*ṣaddîq*": "masculine singular adjective - righteous", "*librākāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for blessing", "*wə-šēm*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and name of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked ones", "*yirqāb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - rots/decays" }, "variants": { "*zēker*": "memory/remembrance/mention", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/just/lawful", "*librākāh*": "for blessing/praise", "*šēm*": "name/reputation/fame", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers", "*yirqāb*": "rots/decays/putrefies" } }
  • Dan 4:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.14", "source": "בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִירִין֙ פִּתְגָמָ֔א וּמֵאמַ֥ר קַדִּישִׁ֖ין שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א עַד־דִּבְרַ֡ת דִּ֣י יִנְדְּע֣וּן חַ֠יַּיָּא דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֨יט *עליא **עִלָּאָ֜ה בְּמַלְכ֣וּת *אנושא **אֲנָשָׁ֗א וּלְמַן־דִּ֤י יִצְבֵּא֙ יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּ וּשְׁפַ֥ל אֲנָשִׁ֖ים יְקִ֥ים *עליה **עֲלַֽהּ׃", "text": "*biḡəzēraṯ ʿîrîn piṯḡāmāʾ ûmēʾmar qaddîšîn šəʾēləṯāʾ ʿaḏ-diḇəraṯ dî yinddəʿûn ḥayyayyāʾ dî-šallîṭ ʿillāʾāh bəmalḵûṯ ʾănāšāʾ ûləman-dî yiṣbēʾ yittəninnah ûšəpal ʾănāšîm yəqîm ʿălah*", "grammar": { "*biḡəzēraṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - by the decree of", "*ʿîrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - watchers/angels", "*piṯḡāmāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the matter/word", "*ûmēʾmar*": "conjunction + noun - and by the word/command of", "*qaddîšîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - holy ones", "*šəʾēləṯāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the request/demand", "*ʿaḏ-diḇəraṯ*": "preposition + noun - to the intent", "*dî*": "relative particle - that", "*yinddəʿûn*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they may know", "*ḥayyayyāʾ*": "adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the living", "*dî-šallîṭ*": "relative particle + adjective - that rules", "*ʿillāʾāh*": "adjective, masculine singular - the Most High", "*bəmalḵûṯ*": "preposition + noun - in the kingdom of", "*ʾănāšāʾ*": "noun - humanity/mankind", "*ûləman-dî*": "conjunction + preposition + relative particle - and to whom", "*yiṣbēʾ*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he wills/desires", "*yittəninnah*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he gives it", "*ûšəpal*": "conjunction + adjective - and the lowest/humblest of", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*yəqîm*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he sets up", "*ʿălah*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - over it" }, "variants": { "*biḡəzēraṯ*": "by the decree of/by the decision of", "*ʿîrîn*": "watchers/angels/heavenly beings", "*piṯḡāmāʾ*": "the matter/the word/the decree", "*šəʾēləṯāʾ*": "the request/the demand/the matter", "*ʿaḏ-diḇəraṯ*": "to the intent/to the end/for the purpose", "*ʿillāʾāh*": "the Most High/the Highest", "*yiṣbēʾ*": "he wills/he desires/he pleases", "*šəpal ʾănāšîm*": "the lowest of men/the humblest of humanity/the basest of mankind" } }
  • Job 18:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.18.16", "source": "מִתַּחַת שָׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירוֹ", "text": "*mittaḥaṯ šārāšāyw yiḇāšû ûmimmaʿal yimmal qəṣîrô*", "grammar": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "preposition - from beneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his roots", "*yiḇāšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will dry up", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and from above", "*yimmal*": "Poal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be cut off", "*qəṣîrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his harvest" }, "variants": { "*mittaḥaṯ*": "from beneath/below/underneath", "*šārāšāyw*": "his roots/foundations", "*yiḇāšû*": "they will dry up/wither/be dried", "*ûmimmaʿal*": "and from above/overhead", "*yimmal*": "will be cut off/withered/destroyed", "*qəṣîrô*": "his harvest/branch/crop" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.18.17", "source": "זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ", "text": "*ziḵrô-ʾāḇaḏ minnî-ʾāreṣ wəlōʾ-šēm lô ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*", "grammar": { "*ziḵrô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his memory", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the earth", "*wəlōʾ-šēm*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no name", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - upon the face of the street" }, "variants": { "*ziḵrô*": "his memory/remembrance/memorial", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perishes/is lost/vanishes", "*minnî-ʾāreṣ*": "from the earth/land", "*wəlōʾ-šēm lô*": "and no name to him/he has no reputation", "*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*": "upon the face of the street/in public/in the open" } }
  • Job 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Job.19.26", "source": "‫וְאַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽי נִקְּפוּ־זֹ֑את וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃‬", "text": "*wə-ʾaḥar* *ʿôrî* *niqqəpū-zōʾt* *ū-mibbəśārî* *ʾeḥĕzeh* *ʾĕlôah*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾaḥar*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and after", "*ʿôrî*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my skin", "*niqqəpū-zōʾt*": "pual perfect, 3rd common plural + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - is/has been struck off this", "*ū-mibbəśārî*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - yet from my flesh", "*ʾeḥĕzeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I shall see", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun common masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥar*": "after/behind/following", "*ʿôr*": "skin/hide", "*nāqap*": "to strike off/destroy/go around", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*ḥāzāh*": "to see/perceive/behold", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity" } }
  • Job 14:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Job.14.7", "source": "כִּ֤י יֵ֥שׁ לָעֵ֗ץ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה אִֽם־יִ֭כָּרֵת וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃", "text": "*kî* *yēš* *lāʿēṣ* *tiqwâ* *ʾim*-*yikkārēt* *wəʿôd* *yaḥălîp* *wəyōnaqtô* *lōʾ* *teḥdāl*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is", "*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - for the tree", "*tiqwâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - hope", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yikkārēt*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it is cut down", "*wəʿôd*": "conjunction + adverb - and still/yet", "*yaḥălîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it will sprout again", "*wəyōnaqtô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and its shoot", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*teḥdāl*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it ceases" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is/exists", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation", "*yikkārēt*": "is cut down/felled/cut off", "*yaḥălîp*": "sprouts again/renews itself/sends out shoots", "*yōnaqtô*": "its shoot/its sprout/its tender branch", "*teḥdāl*": "ceases/fails/stops" } } 8 { "verseID": "Job.14.8", "source": "אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾim*-*yazqîn* *bāʾāreṣ* *šāršô* *ûbeʿāpār* *yāmût* *gizʿô*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yazqîn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground", "*šāršô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root", "*ûbeʿāpār*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies", "*gizʿô*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump" }, "variants": { "*yazqîn*": "grows old/becomes aged/becomes old", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/ground/land", "*šōreš*": "root/rootstock", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/soil/dirt", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*gizʿô*": "its stump/its trunk/its stock" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.14.9", "source": "מֵרֵ֣יַּח מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃", "text": "*mērêaḥ* *mayim* *yapriḥa* *wəʿāśâ* *qāṣîr* *kəmô*-*nāṭaʿ*", "grammar": { "*mērêaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - from scent of", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - water", "*yapriḥa*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it sprouts/buds", "*wəʿāśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it makes/produces", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - branch/bough", "*kəmô*": "preposition - like/as", "*nāṭaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it was planted" }, "variants": { "*rêaḥ*": "scent/smell/fragrance", "*yapriḥa*": "sprouts/buds/flourishes", "*qāṣîr*": "branch/bough/harvest", "*nāṭaʿ*": "plant/sapling/newly planted tree" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.14.10", "source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human", "*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts" } }
  • Job 17:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.17.14", "source": "לַשַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥י וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י לָֽרִמָּֽה׃", "text": "to-the-*šaḥaṯ* *qārāʾṯî* *ʾāḇî* you-are *ʾimmî* *wa-ʾăḥōṯî* to-the-*rimmâ*", "grammar": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - pit/grave/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have called", "*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - worm/maggot" }, "variants": { "*šaḥaṯ*": "pit/grave/corruption/destruction", "*qārāʾṯî*": "I have called/named/proclaimed", "*ʾāḇî*": "my father", "*ʾimmî*": "my mother", "*wa-ʾăḥōṯî*": "and my sister", "*rimmâ*": "worm/maggot/decay" } }
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Matthew.3.10", "source": "Ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται: πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται, καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.", "text": "*Ēdē* *de* also the *axinē* *pros* the *rhizan* of the *dendrōn* *keitai*: every *oun* *dendron* not *poioun* *karpon* *kalon* *ekkoptetai*, and into *pyr* *balletai*.", "grammar": { "*Ēdē*": "temporal adverb - already/now", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*axinē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - axe", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - at/to", "*rhizan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - root", "*dendrōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of trees", "*keitai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - lies/is laid", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*dendron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - tree", "*poioun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - producing/making", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*kalon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - good", "*ekkoptetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is cut down", "*pyr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - fire", "*balletai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is thrown" }, "variants": { "*Ēdē*": "already/now/at this time", "*axinē*": "axe/hatchet", "*pros*": "at/to/against", "*rhizan*": "root/base", "*keitai*": "lies/is laid/is placed", "*poioun*": "producing/making/bearing", "*karpon*": "fruit/produce/result", "*kalon*": "good/excellent/fine", "*ekkoptetai*": "is cut down/is chopped down/is hewn down", "*balletai*": "is thrown/is cast/is hurled" } }
  • Eccl 8:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.10", "source": "וּבְכֵ֡ן רָאִיתִי֩ רְשָׁעִ֨ים קְבֻרִ֜ים וָבָ֗אוּ וּמִמְּק֤וֹם קָדוֹשׁ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ בָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר כֵּן־עָשׂ֑וּ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "And-so *rāʾîtî* *rĕšāʿîm* *qĕburîm* and-*bāʾû* and-from-*mĕqôm* *qādôš* *yĕhallēkû* and-*yištakkĕḥû* in-the-*ʿîr* *ʾăšer* thus-*ʿāśû* also-*zeh* *hābel*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*qĕburîm*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural - buried", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they came", "*mĕqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - holy", "*yĕhallēkû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they walked about", "*yištakkĕḥû*": "hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were forgotten", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/where", "*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*hābel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor" }, "variants": { "*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/I observed/I witnessed", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people", "*qĕburîm*": "buried/entombed", "*bāʾû*": "they came/they entered/they arrived", "*mĕqôm*": "place/location/site", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred", "*yĕhallēkû*": "they walked about/they went about/they departed", "*yištakkĕḥû*": "they were forgotten/they were put out of memory", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*ʿāśû*": "they did/they acted/they practiced", "*hābel*": "vanity/meaninglessness/breath/vapor" } }
  • Isa 26:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.14", "source": "מֵתִים֙ בַּל־יִחְי֔וּ רְפָאִ֖ים בַּל־יָקֻ֑מוּ לָכֵ֤ן פָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וַתְּאַבֵּ֥ד כָּל־זֵ֖כֶר לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "*Mētîm* *bal-yiḥyû*, *repāʾîm* *bal-yāqumû*; therefore *pāqadtā* and *tašmîdēm* and *teʾabbēd* all *zēḵer* for them.", "grammar": { "*Mētîm*": "masculine plural adjective - 'dead'", "*bal-yiḥyû*": "adverb of negation with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will not live'", "*repāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'shades/ghosts/departed spirits'", "*bal-yāqumû*": "adverb of negation with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will not rise'", "*lāḵēn*": "adverb - 'therefore/thus'", "*pāqadtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have visited/attended to'", "*wattašmîdēm*": "conjunction with hiphil imperfect consecutive 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'and you destroyed them'", "*watteʾabbēd*": "conjunction with piel imperfect consecutive 2nd person masculine singular - 'and you made perish'", "*kol-zēḵer*": "masculine singular construct with masculine singular noun - 'all memory'", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix (poetic) - 'of them'" }, "variants": { "*Mētîm*": "dead/dead ones/deceased", "*repāʾîm*": "shades/ghosts/departed spirits/dead ones", "*pāqadtā*": "visited/attended to/appointed/punished", "*tašmîdēm*": "destroyed/annihilated/exterminated", "*teʾabbēd*": "made perish/destroyed/ruined/wiped out", "*zēḵer*": "memory/remembrance/memorial" } }