Job
Job 21:7–9
7Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?
8Their descendants are established around them,
and their offspring before their eyes.
9Their homes are safe from fear;
no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
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.
Job 21:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מַדּ֣וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| do the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| live on | יִחְי֑וּ | yiḥ·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2421 live |
| growing old | עָ֝תְק֗וּ | ‘ā·ṯə·qū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6275 move, proceed, advance |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| increasing | גָּ֥בְרוּ | gā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1396 be strong, mighty |
| in power | חָֽיִל׃ | ḥā·yil | Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
Job 21:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their descendants | זַרְעָ֤ם | zar·‘ām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| are established | נָכ֣וֹן | nā·ḵō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| around them | עִמָּ֑ם | ‘im·mām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| and their offspring | וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם | wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6631 issue, offspring, produce |
| before their eyes | לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ | lə·‘ê·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
Job 21:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their homes | בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם | bāt·tê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1004 house |
| are safe | שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| from fear | מִפָּ֑חַד | mip·pā·ḥaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6343 dread |
| no | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| rod of punishment | שֵׁ֖בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| from God | אֱל֣וֹהַּ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ah | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| upon them | עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 21:7 Psalm 73:3–12 · Job 12:6 · Psalm 37:35 · Jeremiah 12:1–3 · Psalm 17:10 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Daniel 4:17
Job 21:9 Psalm 73:5 · Job 9:34
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.