Job

Job 20:12–15

12Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

13though he cannot bear to let it go

and keeps it in his mouth,

14yet in his stomach his food sours

into the venom of cobras within him.

15He swallows wealth but vomits it out;

God will force it from his stomach.

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Job 20:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thoughאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
evilרָעָ֑הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
is sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam·tîqVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbə·p̄îwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6310 mouth
and he concealsיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyaḵ·ḥî·ḏen·nāhVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3582 hide, efface
it underתַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃lə·šō·w·nōwNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH3956 tongue

Job 20:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
though he cannot bearיַחְמֹ֣לyaḥ·mōlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2550 spare
to let it goיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya·‘az·ḇen·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
and keepsוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהwə·yim·nā·‘en·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH4513 withhold, hold back
it inבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
his mouthחִכּֽוֹ׃ḥik·kōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums

Job 20:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
yet in his stomachבְּמֵעָ֣יוbə·mê·‘āwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
his foodלַ֭חְמוֹlaḥ·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3899 bread, food
soursנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh·pāḵVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
into the venomמְרוֹרַ֖תmə·rō·w·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4846 bitter thing, gall, poison
of cobrasפְּתָנִ֣יםpə·ṯā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH6620 cobra
within himבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃bə·qir·bōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

Job 20:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He swallowsבָּ֭לַעbā·la‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
wealthחַ֣יִלḥa·yilNoun - masculine singularH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
but vomits it outוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּway·qi·’en·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge
Godאֵֽל׃’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
will force itיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyō·w·ri·šen·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
from his stomachמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmib·biṭ·nōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH990 belly, body, womb

Cross-references

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Job 20:12 Job 15:16 · Psalm 10:7 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Genesis 3:6 · Proverbs 9:17–18 · Proverbs 20:17 · Psalm 109:17–18

Job 20:14 Romans 3:13

Job 20:15 Proverbs 23:8 · Matthew 27:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.