Job
Job 15:22
22He despairs of his return from darkness;
he is marked for the sword.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He despairs of | יַאֲמִ֣ין | ya·’ă·mîn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| his return | שׁ֭וּב | šûb̲ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from | מִנִּי־ | min·nî- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| darkness | חֹ֑שֶׁךְ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| he | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is marked | וְצָפוּ | wə·ṣå̄·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| for | אֱלֵי־ | ’ĕ·lê- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the sword | חָֽרֶב׃ | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.