Job

Job 14:19–21

¹⁹as water wears away the stones

and torrents wash away the soil,

so You destroy a man’s hope.

²⁰You forever overpower him, and he passes on;

You change his countenance and send him away.

²¹If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;

if they are brought low, he is unaware.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
wears away	שָׁ֥חֲקוּ	šā·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7833 rub away, beat fine, pulverize
the stones	אֲבָנִ֤ים׀	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
and torrents	סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ	sə·p̄î·ḥe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5599 outpouring ?
wash away	תִּשְׁטֹֽף־	tiš·ṭōp̄-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
the soil	עֲפַר־	‘ă·p̄ar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
so You destroy	הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃	he·’ĕ·ḇaḏ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6 perish
a man’s	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
hope	וְתִקְוַ֖ת	wə·ṯiq·waṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8615 cord

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You forever	לָ֭נֶצַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
overpower him	תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ	tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8630 prevail over, overpower
and he passes on	וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ	way·ya·hă·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
You change	מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה	mə·šan·neh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8138 change
his countenance	פָ֝נָ֗יו	p̄ā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and send him away	וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃	wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If his sons	בָ֭נָיו	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
receive honor	יִכְבְּד֣וּ	yiḵ·bə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
he does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know it	יֵדָ֑ע	yê·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
if they are brought low	וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ	wə·yiṣ·‘ă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6819 be, or grow, insignificant
he is unaware	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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

Job 14:19 Job 19:10 · Job 7:6 · Job 27:8

Job 14:21 Ecclesiastes 9:5 · Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 · Isaiah 63:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.