Job

Job 17:12

¹²They have turned night into day,

making light seem near in the face of darkness.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have turned	יָשִׂ֑ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
night	לַ֭יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
into day	לְי֣וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
light	א֝֗וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
seem near	קָר֥וֹב	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
in the face	מִפְּנֵי־	mip·pə·nê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
of darkness	חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.