Job

Job 20:5–7

⁵the triumph of the wicked has been brief

and the joy of the godless momentary?

⁶Though his arrogance reaches the heavens,

and his head touches the clouds,

⁷he will perish forever, like his own dung;

those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the triumph	רִנְנַ֣ת	rin·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7445 id.
of the wicked	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
has been brief	מִקָּר֑וֹב	miq·qā·rō·wḇ	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
and the joy	וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת	wə·śim·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
of the godless	חָנֵ֣ף	ḥā·nêp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2611 profane, irreligious
momentary	רָֽגַע׃	rā·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
his arrogance	שִׂיא֑וֹ	śî·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7863 elevation
reaches	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the heavens	לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	laš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and his head	וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ	wə·rō·šōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
touches	יַגִּֽיעַ׃	yag·gî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the clouds	לָעָ֥ב	lā·‘āḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he will perish	יֹאבֵ֑ד	yō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
forever	לָנֶ֣צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
like his own dung	כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ	kə·ḡe·lă·lōw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1561 dung
those who had seen him	רֹ֝אָ֗יו	rō·’āw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
will ask	יֹאמְר֥וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Where is he	אַיּֽוֹ׃	’ay·yōw	Interrogative; third person masculine singular	H335 where?

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

Job 20:5 Psalm 37:35–36 · Job 18:5–6 · Acts 12:22–23 · Matthew 13:20–21 · Job 5:3 · Job 8:12–13 · Job 27:8 · Psalm 73:18–20

Job 20:6 Obadiah 1:3–4 · Isaiah 14:13–14 · Genesis 11:4

Job 20:7 Job 4:20 · Psalm 83:10 · Job 14:10 · Job 8:18 · 2 Kings 9:37 · Job 7:10 · 1 Kings 14:10 · Jeremiah 8:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.