Job
Job 21:17
17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
Does disaster come upon them?
Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How often | כַּמָּ֤ה׀ | kam·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the lamp | נֵר־ | nêr- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5216 lamp |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| put out | יִדְעָ֗ךְ | yiḏ·‘āḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1846 go out, be extinguished |
| Does disaster | אֵידָ֑ם | ’ê·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H343 distress, calamity |
| come | וְיָבֹ֣א | wə·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| upon them | עָלֵ֣ימוֹ | ‘ā·lê·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| Does | בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | bə·’ap·pōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| apportion | יְחַלֵּ֥ק | yə·ḥal·lêq | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2505 divide, share |
| destruction | חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים | ḥă·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2256 cord, territory, band |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 18:5–6 · Proverbs 13:9 · Proverbs 20:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.