Job 14:11

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{ "verseID": "Job.14.11", "source": "אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾāzlû*-*mayim* *minnî*-*yām* *wənāhār* *yeḥĕrab* *wəyābēš*", "grammar": { "*ʾāzlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea", "*wənāhār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river", "*yeḥĕrab*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up", "*wəyābēš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers" }, "variants": { "*ʾāzlû*": "go away/depart/disappear", "*minnî*": "from/out of", "*yām*": "sea/lake/large body of water", "*nāhār*": "river/stream", "*yeḥĕrab*": "dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare", "*yābēš*": "withers/becomes dry/is parched" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

ʾāzlû-mayim minnî-yām wənāhār yeḥĕrab wəyābēš

Grammar Details

• *ʾāzlû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away
• *mayim*: noun, masculine, plural - waters
• *minnî*: preposition - from
• *yām*: noun, masculine, singular - sea
• *wənāhār*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river
• *yeḥĕrab*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up
• *wəyābēš*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers

Word Meanings

• *ʾāzlû*: go away/depart/disappear
• *minnî*: from/out of
• *yām*: sea/lake/large body of water
• *nāhār*: river/stream
• *yeḥĕrab*: dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare
• *yābēš*: withers/becomes dry/is parched

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As the waters of a lake dry up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  As the waters fail from the sea and the flood decays and dries up,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  [ As] the waters{H4325} fail{H235} from the sea,{H3220} And the river{H5104} wasteth{H2717} and drieth up;{H3001}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  As the waters{H4325} fail{H235}{(H8804)} from the sea{H3220}, and the flood{H5104} decayeth{H2717}{(H8799)} and drieth up{H3001}{(H8804)}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The floudes when they be dryed vp, & the ryuers when they be emptie, are fylled agayne thorow the flowinge waters of the see:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wastes and dries up,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  `As' the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [ As] the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;

• World English Bible (2000)

  As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 19:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.19.5", "source": "וְנִשְּׁתוּ־מַ֖יִם מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם וְנָהָ֖ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "And-*niššĕṯû*-*mayim* from-the-*yām* and-*nāhār* *yeḥĕraḇ* and-*yāḇēš*", "grammar": { "*niššĕṯû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be dried up/fail", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river", "*yeḥĕraḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be dried up/waste away", "*yāḇēš*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be dry/withered" }, "variants": { "*niššĕṯû*": "they will be dried up/fail/be consumed/vanish", "*mayim*": "waters/water", "*yām*": "sea/large body of water/west", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/canal", "*yeḥĕraḇ*": "will be dried up/waste away/be in ruins/be desolate", "*yāḇēš*": "will be dry/withered/dried out/parched" } }
• Jer 15:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.18", "source": "לָ֣מָּה הָיָ֤ה כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א הָי֨וֹ תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לִי֙ כְּמ֣וֹ אַכְזָ֔ב מַ֖יִם לֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃", "text": "Why *hāyâ* my-pain *neṣaḥ*, and-my-wound *ʾănûšâ*? *mēʾănâ hērāpēʾ*; *hāyô tihyeh* to-me like *ʾakzāb* waters not *neʾĕmānû*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has become", "*kəʾēbî*": "noun common masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my pain", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun common masculine singular - perpetuity/everlasting", "*makkātî*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wound/blow", "*ʾănûšâ*": "qal passive participle feminine singular - incurable/desperate", "*mēʾănâ*": "piel perfect 3rd feminine singular - it refuses", "*hērāpēʾ*": "niphal infinitive construct - to be healed", "*hāyô tihyeh*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - surely you will be", "*ʾakzāb*": "noun common masculine singular - deceitful/deceptive", "*neʾĕmānû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are reliable" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ hāyâ kəʾēbî neṣaḥ*": "why has my pain been perpetual/why is my pain continuous", "*makkātî ʾănûšâ*": "my wound incurable/my blow desperate", "*mēʾănâ hērāpēʾ*": "it refuses to be healed/it refuses healing", "*hāyô tihyeh lî kəmô ʾakzāb*": "will you indeed be to me like a deceptive [stream]/will you be like a deceitful [brook]", "*mayim lōʾ neʾĕmānû*": "waters not reliable/waters that cannot be trusted" } }
• Job 6:15-18 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.6.15", "source": "אַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמוֹ־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃", "text": "*ʾaḥay bāgdû kəmô-nāḥal kaʾăpîq nəḥālîm yaʿăbōrû*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my brothers", "*bāgdû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have dealt treacherously", "*kəmô-nāḥal*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a wadi/stream", "*kaʾăpîq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - like a channel of", "*nəḥālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - wadis/streams", "*yaʿăbōrû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they pass away" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥ*": "brother", "*bāgad*": "to act treacherously/deal faithlessly", "*naḥal*": "wadi/stream/torrent", "*ʾăpîq*": "channel/bed/riverbed", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.6.16", "source": "הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃", "text": "*haqqōdərîm minnî-qāraḥ ʿālêmô yitʿallem-šāleg*", "grammar": { "*haqqōdərîm*": "article + Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones being dark/turbid", "*minnî-qāraḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from ice", "*ʿālêmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*yitʿallem*": "Hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - hides itself", "*šāleg*": "noun, masculine singular - snow" }, "variants": { "*qādar*": "to be dark/gloomy/turbid", "*qeraḥ*": "ice/frost", "*ʿālam*": "to hide/conceal", "*šeleg*": "snow" } } 17 { "verseID": "Job.6.17", "source": "בְּ֭עֵת יְזֹרְב֣וּ נִצְמָ֑תוּ בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ נִדְעֲכ֥וּ מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃", "text": "*bəʿēt yəzōrəbû niṣmātû bəḥummô nidʿăkû mimməqômām*", "grammar": { "*bəʿēt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in time/when", "*yəzōrəbû*": "Pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are heated/scorched", "*niṣmātû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are extinguished/cut off", "*bəḥummô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its heat", "*nidʿăkû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are extinguished", "*mimməqômām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - from their place" }, "variants": { "*ʿēt*": "time/season", "*zārab*": "to flow/scorch/burn/parch", "*ṣāmat*": "to extinguish/destroy/cut off", "*ḥōm*": "heat/warmth", "*dāʿak*": "to go out/be extinguished", "*māqôm*": "place/location" } } 18 { "verseID": "Job.6.18", "source": "יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ אָרְח֣וֹת דַּרְכָּ֑ם יַעֲל֖וּ בַתֹּ֣הוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃", "text": "*yillāpətû ʾārəḥôt darkām yaʿălû battōhû wəyōʾbēdû*", "grammar": { "*yillāpətû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they wind/turn aside", "*ʾārəḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - caravans of", "*darkām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their way", "*yaʿălû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they go up", "*battōhû*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - into the waste/void/emptiness", "*wəyōʾbēdû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they perish" }, "variants": { "*lāpat*": "to twist/turn/bend", "*ʾōraḥ*": "way/path/caravan", "*derekh*": "way/road/journey", "*ʿālâ*": "to go up/ascend/climb", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/waste/emptiness", "*ʾābad*": "to perish/be destroyed" } }