Job 4:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתִי חֹ֣רְשֵׁי אָ֑וֶן וְזֹרְעֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

As kaʾăšer rāʾîtî ḥōrəšê ʾāwen and wə-zōrəʿê ʿāmāl yiqṣərūhû

Grammar Details

*kaʾăšer*: preposition + relative pronoun - as/like/according to
*rāʾîtî*: Qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I have seen
*ḥōrəšê*: Qal participle, masculine plural construct - plowers of
*ʾāwen*: noun, masculine singular - iniquity/trouble/sorrow
*wə-zōrəʿê*: waw conjunction + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - and sowers of
*ʿāmāl*: noun, masculine singular - trouble/toil/mischief
*yiqṣərūhû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they reap it

Word Meanings

*rāʾîtî*: to see/observe/perceive
*ḥōrəšê*: plowers/craftsmen/devisers
*ʾāwen*: iniquity/trouble/sorrow/wickedness
*zōrəʿê*: sowers/planters/scatterers
*ʿāmāl*: trouble/toil/labor/mischief
*yiqṣərūhû*: to reap/harvest/cut

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 22:8 : 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Hos 10:12-13 : 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
2 Cor 9:6 : 6 But this [I say,] He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth {G1909} bountifully shall reap also {G1909} bountifully.
Jer 4:18 : 18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.
Job 15:35 : 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.
Ps 7:14-16 : 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

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