Job 27:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃

Transliteration

yəhî ḵərāšāʿ ʾōyəḇî û-miṯqômĕmî ḵəʿawwāl

Grammar Details

*yəhî*: Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him be
*ḵərāšāʿ*: preposition + adjective masculine singular - like the wicked
*ʾōyəḇî*: Qal participle masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my enemy
*û-miṯqômĕmî*: conjunction + Hithpolel participle masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my opponent/the one rising against me
*ḵəʿawwāl*: preposition + adjective masculine singular - like the unjust/unrighteous

Word Meanings

*hāyâ*: be/become/happen
*rāšāʿ*: wicked/guilty/criminal
*ʾōyēḇ*: enemy/foe/adversary
*qûm*: rise/stand up/arise (Hithpolel: rise up against)
*ʿawwāl*: unjust/unrighteous/wicked

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
2 Sam 18:32 : 32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
Dan 4:19 : 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

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