Job 3:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃

Transliteration

šām rəšāʿîm ḥādəlû rōgez wəšām yānûḥû yəgîʿê kōaḥ

Grammar Details

*šām*: adverb - there
*rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
*ḥādəlû*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they cease
*rōgez*: noun, masculine singular - turmoil
*wəšām*: conjunction + adverb - and there
*yānûḥû*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they rest
*yəgîʿê*: adjective, masculine plural construct - weary ones of
*kōaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - strength

Word Meanings

*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil ones/unrighteous
*ḥādəlû*: they cease/they stop/they leave off
*rōgez*: turmoil/agitation/rage/trouble
*yānûḥû*: they rest/they are at ease
*yəgîʿê*: weary ones of/exhausted ones of
*kōaḥ*: strength/power/ability

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 17:16 : 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Rev 14:13 : 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Job 14:13 : 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Ps 55:5-8 : 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come{H8799)} upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed{H8762)} me. 6 And I said{H8799)}, Oh that{H8799)} I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away{H8799)}, and be at rest{H8799)}. 7 Lo, then would I wander{H8800)} far off{H8686)}, and remain{H8799)} in the wilderness. Selah. 8 I would hasten{H8686)} my escape from the windy storm{H8801)} and tempest.
Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Matt 10:28 : 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:4 : 4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
2 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
Heb 4:9 : 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Heb 4:11 : 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
2 Pet 2:8 : 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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