Job

Job 20:5–9

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?’

⁸He will fly away like a dream, never to be found;

he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

⁹The eye that saw him will see him no more,

and his place will no longer behold him.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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?

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will fly away	יָ֭עוּף	yā·‘ūp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
like a dream	כַּחֲל֣וֹם	ka·ḥă·lō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to be found	יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ	yim·ṣā·’ū·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
he will be chased away	וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד	wə·yud·daḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
like a vision	כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן	kə·ḥez·yō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2384 vision
in the night	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eye	עַ֣יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
saw him	שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ	šə·zā·p̲at·tû	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H7805 catch sight of, look on
will see him no	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	תוֹסִ֑יף	ṯō·w·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3254 add
and his place	מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
will no	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֝֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
behold him	תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ	tə·šū·ren·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H7789 behold, regard