Job

Job 21:29–30

²⁹Have you never asked those who travel the roads?

Do you not accept their reports?

³⁰Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity,

delivered from the day of wrath.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have you never	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
asked	שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם	šə·ʾel·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7592 ask, inquire
those who travel	ע֣וֹבְרֵי	‘ō·wḇ·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the roads	דָ֑רֶךְ	ḏā·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
Do you not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accept	תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃	ṯə·nak·kê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5234 regard, recognize
their reports	וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם	wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H226 sign

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
man is spared	יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ	yê·ḥā·śeḵ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
from the day	לְי֣וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of calamity	אֵ֭יד	’êḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H343 distress, calamity
delivered	יוּבָֽלוּ׃	yū·ḇā·lū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2986 conduct, bear along
from the day	לְי֖וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of wrath	עֲבָר֣וֹת	‘ă·ḇā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury

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

Job 21:29 Psalm 129:8

Job 21:30 Proverbs 16:4 · 2 Peter 2:9–17 · Romans 2:5 · 2 Peter 3:7 · Job 20:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.