Job 38:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

Which-ḥāśaktî for-ʿet-ṣār for-yôm qərāb and-milḥāmâ.

Grammar Details

*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ḥāśaktî*: qal perfect, 1st singular - I have reserved
*lə*: preposition - for/to
*ʿet*: noun, feminine singular construct - time of
*ṣār*: noun, masculine singular - distress/trouble
*yôm*: noun, masculine singular construct - day of
*qərāb*: noun, masculine singular - battle
*û*: conjunction - and
*milḥāmâ*: noun, feminine singular - war

Word Meanings

*ḥāśaktî*: I have reserved/I have kept/I have held back
*ʿet*: time/period
*ṣār*: distress/trouble/adversity
*qərāb*: battle/combat
*milḥāmâ*: war/warfare/fighting

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 10:11 : 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Isa 30:30 : 30 And Jehovah will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones.
Rev 16:21 : 21 And great hail, [every stone] about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.
Exod 9:18 : 18 Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.
Exod 9:24 : 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Job 36:13 : 13 But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
Job 36:31 : 31 For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
Ezek 13:11-13 : 11 say unto them that daub it with untempered [mortar], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my wrath; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it.
Matt 7:27 : 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.

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