Job

Job 10:2–3

²I will say to God:

Do not condemn me!

Let me know why You prosecute me.

³Does it please You to oppress me,

to reject the work of Your hands

and favor the schemes of the wicked?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will say	אֹמַ֣ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
God	אֱ֭לוֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
condemn me	תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי	tar·šî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
Let me know	הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי	hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3045 know
why	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
You prosecute me	תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃	tə·rî·ḇê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7378 strive, contend

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does it please	הֲט֤וֹב	hă·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
You	לְךָ֨׀	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
to oppress me	תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק	ṯa·‘ă·šōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
to reject	תִ֭מְאַס	ṯim·’as	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the work	יְגִ֣יעַ	yə·ḡî·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3018 toil, product
of Your hands	כַּפֶּ֑יךָ	kap·pe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and favor	הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃	hō·w·p̄ā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3313 shine out or forth, send out beams, cause to shine
the schemes	עֲצַ֖ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 10:2 Psalm 139:23–24 · Job 9:29 · Psalm 143:2

Job 10:3 Isaiah 64:8 · Psalm 138:8 · Job 14:15 · Jeremiah 12:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.