Job
Job 21:7
7Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Psalm 73:3–12 · Job 12:6 · Psalm 37:35 · Jeremiah 12:1–3 · Psalm 17:10 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Daniel 4:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.