Job 10:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲט֤וֹב לְךָ֨ ׀ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי־תִ֭מְאַס יְגִ֣יעַ כַּפֶּ֑יךָ וְעַל־עֲצַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃

Transliteration

?hăṭôb to you that taʿăšōq that timʾas yəgîaʿ kappêkā and upon ʿăṣat rəšāʿîm hôpāʿtā

Grammar Details

• *hăṭôb*: interrogative particle + adjective, masculine singular - is it good
• *taʿăšōq*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you oppress
• *timʾas*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you despise/reject
• *yəgîaʿ*: noun, masculine singular construct - labor/work of
• *kappêkā*: noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hands
• *ʿăṣat*: noun, feminine singular construct - counsel/plan of
• *rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
• *hôpāʿtā*: Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shine/show favor

Word Meanings

• *hăṭôb*: is it good/is it pleasing/does it benefit
• *taʿăšōq*: you oppress/you mistreat/you deal harshly
• *timʾas*: you despise/you reject/you spurn
• *yəgîaʿ*: labor/work/product
• *ʿăṣat*: counsel/plan/scheme
• *hôpāʿtā*: you shine/you show favor/you smile upon

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Is it good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thinkest thou it well done, to oppresse me, to cast me of (beinge a worke of thy hondes) and to manteyne the councell of the vngodly?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thinkest thou it welldone to oppresse me? to cast me of beyng the workes of thy handes? and to mayntayne the counsell of the vngodly?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

Referenced Verses

• Job 14:15 : 15 You will call, and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
• Ps 138:8 : 8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the works of your hands.
• Isa 64:8 : 8 Do not be exceedingly angry, LORD, and do not remember our sins forever. Behold us, we are all your people.
• Jer 12:1-3 : 1 You are righteous, LORD, even when I bring my case to you. Yet I want to discuss your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who betray others at ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are near to their lips but far from their hearts. 3 But you, LORD, know me; you see me and test my heart toward you. Drag them off like sheep for slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.
• Lam 3:2-9 : 2 He has driven me away and brought me into darkness, not into light. 3 Surely against me He turns His hand again and again, all day long. 4 He has worn away my flesh and my skin; He has broken my bones. 5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. 6 He has made me dwell in dark places, like those long dead. 7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed down my chains. 8 Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. 9 He has blocked my ways with cut stone; He has made my paths crooked. 10 He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding. 11 He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate. 12 He has bent His bow and made me the target for His arrows. 13 He has pierced my inward parts with the arrows from His quiver. 14 I have become the laughingstock of all my people; their mocking song all day long. 15 He has filled me with bitterness; He has made me drink wormwood. 16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in ashes. 17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. 18 So I say, 'My strength is gone, and so is my hope from the LORD.'
• 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
• Job 8:20 : 20 Behold, God will not reject the blameless, nor will He support the hand of evildoers.
• Job 9:22 : 22 It makes no difference; therefore, I declare: He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.
• Job 9:24 : 24 The earth is given into the hands of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
• Job 21:16 : 16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Job 22:18 : 18 Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Job 34:5-7 : 5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.' 6 Though I am innocent, I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I have committed no offense. 7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
• Job 34:18-19 : 18 Is it right to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' or to nobles, 'You are wicked'? 19 God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
• Job 36:7-9 : 7 He does not remove His eyes from the righteous; He sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever. 8 If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering, 9 He declares to them their deeds and their transgressions, that they have acted proudly.
• Job 36:17-18 : 17 But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; justice and judgment take hold of you. 18 Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.
• Job 40:2 : 2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let the one who argues with God answer.
• Job 40:8 : 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
• Ps 69:33 : 33 The humble see it and rejoice; you who seek God, may your hearts live.