Job 36:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְדִין־רָשָׁ֥ע מָלֵ֑אתָ דִּ֖ין וּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃

Transliteration

wə-dîn-rāšāʿ mālēʾtā dîn û-mišpāṭ yitmōkû

Grammar Details

*wə-dîn-rāšāʿ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + adjective/noun - and judgment of wicked
*mālēʾtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have filled/fulfilled
*dîn*: noun, masculine singular - judgment
*û-mišpāṭ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and justice
*yitmōkû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they take hold/seize

Word Meanings

*dîn-rāšāʿ*: judgment of wicked/case of evil one
*mālēʾtā*: you have filled/fulfilled/satisfied
*dîn*: judgment/case/legal decision
*mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/right
*yitmōkû*: take hold/seize/grasp/uphold

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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

Job 16:5 : 5 [ But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage [your grief].
Job 22:11 : 11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
Job 34:8 : 8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?
Job 34:36 : 36 Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.
Rom 1:32 : 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:

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