Job 38:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

Which-ḥāśaktî for-ʿet-ṣār for-yôm qərāb and-milḥāmâ.

Grammar Details

*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ḥāśaktî*: qal perfect, 1st singular - I have reserved
*lə*: preposition - for/to
*ʿet*: noun, feminine singular construct - time of
*ṣār*: noun, masculine singular - distress/trouble
*yôm*: noun, masculine singular construct - day of
*qərāb*: noun, masculine singular - battle
*û*: conjunction - and
*milḥāmâ*: noun, feminine singular - war

Word Meanings

*ḥāśaktî*: I have reserved/I have kept/I have held back
*ʿet*: time/period
*ṣār*: distress/trouble/adversity
*qərāb*: battle/combat
*milḥāmâ*: war/warfare/fighting

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 10:11 : 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Isa 30:30 : 30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Rev 16:21 : 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Exod 9:18 : 18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
Exod 9:24 : 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Job 36:13 : 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
Job 36:31 : 31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
Ezek 13:11-13 : 11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
Matt 7:27 : 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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