Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Job.8.20", "source": "הֶן־אֵ֭ל לֹ֣א יִמְאַס־תָּ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד־מְרֵעִֽים׃", "text": "Behold *ʾēl lōʾ yimʾas-tām wĕ-lōʾ-yaḥăzîq bĕyad-mĕrēʿîm*", "grammar": { "*hen*": "interjection - behold/lo", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yimʾas*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he rejects", "*tām*": "adjective masculine singular - blameless/perfect", "*wĕ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaḥăzîq*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he strengthens/grasps", "*bĕyad*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - by hand of", "*mĕrēʿîm*": "hiphil participle masculine plural - evildoers" }, "variants": { "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*yimʾas*": "reject/despise/abhor", "*tām*": "blameless/perfect/complete", "*yaḥăzîq*": "strengthen/grasp/support", "*yad*": "hand/power/strength", "*mĕrēʿîm*": "evildoers/wrongdoers/those who do evil" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Job.4.7", "source": "זְכָר־נָ֗א מִ֤י ה֣וּא נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה יְשָׁרִ֥ים נִכְחָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*zəkār-nāʾ* who *mî* *hûʾ* *nāqî* *ʾābād* and *wə-ʾêpōh* *yəšārîm* *niḵḥādû*", "grammar": { "*zəkār-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular + particle of entreaty - remember, please", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*nāqî*": "adjective, masculine singular - innocent", "*ʾābād*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - perished", "*wə-ʾêpōh*": "waw conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*yəšārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - upright", "*niḵḥādû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - were cut off/destroyed" }, "variants": { "*zəkār-nāʾ*": "remember, please/pray", "*nāqî*": "innocent/clean/free from guilt", "*ʾābād*": "to perish/be destroyed/be lost", "*ʾêpōh*": "where/in what place", "*yəšārîm*": "upright/straight/just", "*niḵḥādû*": "to be cut off/destroyed/hidden" } }
  • Job 9:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.9.22", "source": "אַחַ֗ת הִ֥יא עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֑רְתִּי תָּ֥ם וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע ה֣וּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃", "text": "*ʾaḥat* *hîʾ* *ʿal-kēn* *ʾāmartî* *tām* *wə-rāšāʿ* *hûʾ* *məkalleh*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥat*": "feminine singular numeral - one (thing)", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular independent pronoun - it", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I say", "*tām*": "adjective masculine singular - blameless", "*wə-rāšāʿ*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and wicked", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular independent pronoun - he", "*məkalleh*": "piel participle masculine singular - destroying" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥat*": "one, single, a certain", "*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore, thus, so", "*ʾāmartî*": "to say, speak, utter", "*tām*": "blameless, perfect, complete", "*rāšāʿ*": "wicked, guilty, criminal", "*məkalleh*": "to destroy, finish, consume" } }
  • Job 21:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Job.21.30", "source": "כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃", "text": "*kî lə-yôm ʾêd yēḥāśek rāʿ lə-yôm ʿăbārôt yûbālû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*lə-yôm*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for day of", "*ʾêd*": "noun masculine singular - calamity/destruction", "*yēḥāśek*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is spared/withheld", "*rāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - evil/wicked one", "*lə-yôm*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for day of", "*ʿăbārôt*": "noun feminine plural - wrath/overflow", "*yûbālû*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are led/brought" }, "variants": { "*yôm*": "day/time", "*ʾêd*": "calamity/distress/destruction", "*ḥāśak*": "to withhold/spare/hold back", "*raʿ*": "evil/bad/disagreeable/wicked person", "*ʿebrâ*": "wrath/overflow/arrogance", "*yābal*": "to carry/bring/lead" } }
  • Ps 37:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.24", "source": "כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סוֹמֵ֥ךְ יָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "Though he *yippōl* he will not *yûṭāl*, for *YHWH sômēk* his *yādô*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - though/when/if", "*yippōl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he falls", "*lōʾ*": "particle of negation - not", "*yûṭāl*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be cast down", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*sômēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - supporting/upholding", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand" }, "variants": { "*kî-yippōl*": "though he falls/when he falls/if he falls", "*yûṭāl*": "will be cast down/will be hurled down/will be utterly cast down", "*sômēk yādô*": "upholds his hand/supports his hand/sustains him by the hand" } }
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.37", "source": "שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃", "text": "Mark [the] *tām* and see [the] *yāšār*, for [the] *ʾaḥărît* for *ʾîš* [is] *šālôm*.", "grammar": { "*šəmār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - mark/observe", "*tām*": "masculine singular adjective - blameless/complete person", "*rəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - see/observe", "*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective - upright person", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - end/future/outcome", "*ləʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for man/person", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/well-being" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "blameless person/complete one/person of integrity", "*yāšār*": "upright person/straight one/honest person", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/future/final outcome", "*ʾîš šālôm*": "man of peace/peaceful person" } }
  • Ps 94:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.14", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב", "text": "For not-*yiṭṭōš* *YHWH* *ʿammô* *wə-naḥălātô* not *yaʿăzōb*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ-yiṭṭōš*": "negative particle + verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he will not abandon", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʿammô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - his people", "*wə-naḥălātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - and his inheritance/heritage", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yaʿăzōb*": "verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he will forsake" }, "variants": { "*yiṭṭōš*": "abandon/forsake/cast off", "*ʿammô*": "his people/his nation", "*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/his heritage/his possession", "*yaʿăzōb*": "forsake/abandon/leave" } }
  • Isa 45:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.45.1", "source": "כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי בִֽימִינ֗וֹ לְרַד־לְפָנָיו֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וּמָתְנֵ֥י מְלָכִ֖ים אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ לִפְתֹּ֤חַ לְפָנָיו֙ דְּלָתַ֔יִם וּשְׁעָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִסָּגֵֽרוּ", "text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* to-*māšîḥô* to-*kôreš* whom-*heḥĕzaqtî* in-*yĕmînô* to-*rad* before-him *gôyim* and-*mātĕnê* *mĕlākîm* *ʾăpattēaḥ* to-*pĕtōaḥ* before-him *dĕlātayim* and-*šĕʿārîm* not *yissāgērû*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*māšîḥô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person suffix - his anointed one", "*kôreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus", "*heḥĕzaqtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I strengthened/grasped", "*yĕmînô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person suffix - his right hand", "*rad*": "infinitive construct - to subdue", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/gentiles", "*mātĕnê*": "construct plural of *moten* - loins of", "*mĕlākîm*": "masculine plural noun - kings", "*ʾăpattēaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will loosen/open", "*pĕtōaḥ*": "qal infinitive construct - to open", "*dĕlātayim*": "feminine dual noun - doors/gates", "*šĕʿārîm*": "masculine plural noun - gates", "*yissāgērû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be shut" }, "variants": { "*māšîḥô*": "his anointed one/his messiah", "*heḥĕzaqtî*": "I strengthened/I grasped/I took hold of", "*rad*": "to subdue/to rule over/to have dominion", "*mātĕnê*": "loins/waist/strength", "*ʾăpattēaḥ*": "I will loosen/I will open/I will ungird" } }