Job 13:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃

Transliteration

heʿāleh niddāp̄ taʿărôṣ weʾet̄-qaš yābēš tirdōp̄

Grammar Details

*heʿāleh*: article + noun, masculine singular - the leaf
*niddāp̄*: Niphal participle, masculine singular - driven/blown away
*taʿărôṣ*: verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you terrify
*weʾet̄*: conjunction + direct object marker
*qaš*: noun, masculine singular - chaff/stubble
*yābēš*: adjective, masculine singular - dry
*tirdōp̄*: verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you pursue

Word Meanings

*niddāp̄*: driven away/blown/scattered
*taʿărôṣ*: terrify/frighten/break
*qaš*: chaff/stubble/straw
*tirdōp̄*: pursue/chase/persecute

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Lev 26:36 : 36 And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
Job 21:18 : 18 That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
Matt 12:20 : 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
1 Sam 24:14 : 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
Job 14:3 : 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?

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