Job 8:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֶן־ה֭וּא מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗ר אַחֵ֥ר יִצְמָֽחוּ׃

Transliteration

Behold hûʾ mĕśôś darkô û-mēʿāpār ʾaḥēr yiṣmāḥû

Grammar Details

• *hen*: interjection - behold/lo
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - this is
• *mĕśôś*: noun masculine singular construct - joy of
• *darkô*: noun common singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way
• *û-mēʿāpār*: conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular - and from dust
• *ʾaḥēr*: adjective masculine singular - other
• *yiṣmāḥû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will sprout/spring up

Word Meanings

• *mĕśôś*: joy/exultation/rejoicing
• *dereḵ*: way/path/journey
• *ʿāpār*: dust/soil/earth
• *ʾaḥēr*: other/another/different
• *yiṣmāḥû*: sprout/spring up/grow

Referenced Verses

• Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
• 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.
• Ps 113:7 : 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
• Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
• Matt 3:9 : 9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
• Matt 13:20-21 : 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.
• Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.