Job

Job 18:14–15

¹⁴He is torn from the shelter of his tent

and is marched off to the king of terrors.

¹⁵Fire resides in his tent;

burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is torn	יִנָּתֵ֣ק	yin·nā·ṯêq	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
from the shelter	מִבְטַח֑וֹ	miḇ·ṭa·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4009 confidence
of his tent	מֵ֭אָהֳלוֹ	mê·’ā·ho·lōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent
and is marched off	וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ	wə·ṯaṣ·‘i·ḏê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H6805 step, march
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of terrors	בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃	bal·lā·hō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1091 terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fire	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
resides	תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן	tiš·kō·wn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in his tent	בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ	bə·’ā·ho·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent
burning sulfur	גָפְרִֽית׃	ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1614 brimstone
rains down	יְזֹרֶ֖ה	yə·zō·reh	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his dwelling	נָוֵ֣הוּ	nā·wê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks

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

Job 18:14 Proverbs 10:28

Job 18:15 Psalm 11:6 · Isaiah 34:9–10 · Deuteronomy 29:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.