Job
Job 12:14
14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt;
the man He imprisons cannot be released.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.