Job
Job 15:23
23He wanders about as food for vultures;
he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| wanders about | נֹ֘דֵ֤ד | nō·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| as food | לַלֶּ֣חֶם | lal·le·ḥem | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| for vultures | אַיֵּ֑ה | ’ay·yêh | Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| he knows | יָדַ֓ע׀ | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| the day | יֽוֹם־ | yō·wm- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| is at hand | בְּיָד֣וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 109:10 · Psalm 59:15 · Job 18:12 · Amos 5:20 · Ecclesiastes 11:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.