Job

Job 12:14–16

¹⁴What He tears down cannot be rebuilt;

the man He imprisons cannot be released.

¹⁵If He holds back the waters, they dry up,

and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

¹⁶True wisdom and power belong to Him.

The deceived and the deceiver are His.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
He tears down	יַ֭הֲרוֹס	ya·hă·rō·ws	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be rebuilt	יִבָּנֶ֑ה	yib·bā·neh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
the man	אִ֝֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
He imprisons	יִסְגֹּ֥ר	yis·gōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be released	יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃	yip·pā·ṯê·aḥ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6605 open

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
He holds back	יַעְצֹ֣ר	ya‘·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain
the waters	בַּמַּ֣יִם	bam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
they dry up	וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ	wə·yi·ḇā·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and if He releases them	וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם	wî·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
they overwhelm	וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ	wə·ya·hap̄·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2015 turn, overturn
the land	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
True wisdom	וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה	wə·ṯū·šī·yå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8454 sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success
and power	עֹ֣ז	‘ōz	Noun - masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
belong to Him	עִ֭מּוֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
The deceived	שֹׁגֵ֥ג	šō·ḡêḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7683 go astray, commit sin or error
and the deceiver	וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃	ū·maš·geh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7686 go astray, err

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

Job 12:14 Revelation 3:7 · Isaiah 22:22 · Job 11:10 · Malachi 1:4 · Job 16:11 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · 1 Samuel 26:8 · Jeremiah 51:58 · Job 37:7 · Job 19:10 · Job 9:12–13

Job 12:15 1 Kings 17:1 · Amos 5:8

Job 12:16 Job 13:9 · Job 12:13 · 1 Kings 22:22–23 · Ezekiel 14:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.