Job 20:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

ʾên- śārîd lĕ- ʾāklô ʿal- kēn lōʾ- yāḥîl ṭûbô

Grammar Details

*ʾên-*: particle of negation - there is not
*śārîd*: noun, masculine singular - survivor/remnant
*lĕ-*: preposition - to/for
*ʾāklô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his food/eating
*ʿal-*: preposition - upon/therefore
*kēn*: adverb - thus/so
*lōʾ-*: negative particle - not
*yāḥîl*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it endures
*ṭûbô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his prosperity

Word Meanings

*śārîd*: survivor/remnant/leftover
*ʾāklô*: his food/his eating/his devouring
*ʿal-kēn*: therefore/for that reason
*yāḥîl*: endures/lasts/abides
*ṭûbô*: his prosperity/his good/his wealth

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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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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 15:29 : 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
Job 18:19 : 19 He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.
Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Luke 16:24-25 : 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.

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