Job 17:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים עַל־זֹ֑את וְ֝נָקִ֗י עַל־חָנֵ֥ף יִתְעֹרָֽר׃

Transliteration

yāšōmmû yəšārîm upon-this wə-nāqî upon-ḥānēp̄ yiṯʿōrār

Grammar Details

• *yāšōmmû*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are appalled/astonished
• *yəšārîm*: adjective, masculine plural - upright ones
• *wə-nāqî*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and innocent one
• *ḥānēp̄*: adjective/noun, masculine singular - godless/profane person
• *yiṯʿōrār*: Hithpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he rouses himself

Word Meanings

• *yāšōmmû*: they are appalled/astonished/stunned/dismayed
• *yəšārîm*: upright ones/righteous ones
• *wə-nāqî*: and innocent one/blameless one/clean one
• *ḥānēp̄*: godless person/profane person/hypocrite
• *yiṯʿōrār*: he rouses himself/stirs himself up/is aroused against

Referenced Verses

• Job 22:19 : 19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
• Job 34:30 : 30 That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.
• Ps 73:12-15 : 12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. 13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; 14 For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. 15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
• Hab 1:13 : 13 Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
• Acts 13:46 : 46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. {G1161} Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy {G3756} of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Rom 11:33 : 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!