Job
Job 21:18
18Are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff swept away by a storm?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are | יִהְי֗וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| they like straw | כְּתֶ֥בֶן | kə·ṯe·ḇen | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H8401 straw |
| before | לִפְנֵי־ | lip̄·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the wind | ר֑וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| like chaff | וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ | ū·ḵə·mōṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H4671 chaff |
| swept away | גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ | gə·nā·ḇat·tū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| by a storm | סוּפָֽה׃ | sū·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H5492 storm-wind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 1:4 · Psalm 83:13 · Job 13:25 · Psalm 35:5 · Isaiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 13:24 · Isaiah 29:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.