Job 34:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־עֵ֭ינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָ֥יו יִרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

kî-ʿênāyw ʿal-darkê-ʾîš wə-kol-ṣəʿādāyw yirʾeh

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʿênāyw*: feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon
• *darkê*: masculine plural construct noun - ways of
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man
• *wə-kol*: waw conjunction + masculine singular construct - and all of
• *ṣəʿādāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his steps
• *yirʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sees

Word Meanings

• *ʿênāyw*: his eyes/his sight/his gaze
• *darkê-ʾîš*: ways of man/paths of person/conduct of individual
• *ṣəʿādāyw*: his steps/his movements/his actions
• *yirʾeh*: he sees/he observes/he watches

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For his eyes{H5869} are upon the ways{H1870} of a man,{H376} And he seeth{H7200} all his goings.{H6806}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For his eyes{H5869} are upon the ways{H1870} of man{H376}, and he seeth{H7200}{(H8799)} all his goings{H6806}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For His eyes `are' on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

Referenced Verses

• Job 31:4 : 4 Does He not see my ways and count all my steps?
• Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.
• Prov 5:21 : 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.
• Jer 16:17 : 17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, and their iniquity is not concealed from My eyes.
• Jer 32:19 : 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Ps 34:15 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
• Ps 139:23 : 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
• Gen 16:13 : 13 So Hagar called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, 'You are the God who sees me,' for she said, 'Have I truly seen the One who sees me here?'
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will face wars.
• Amos 9:8 : 8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord.