Job
Job 22:16
16They were snatched away before their time,
and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | אֲשֶֽׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were snatched away | קֻמְּט֥וּ | qum·mə·ṭū | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural | H7059 seize |
| before | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| their time | עֵ֑ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| and their foundations | יְסוֹדָֽם׃ | yə·sō·w·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3247 foundation, base |
| were swept away | יוּצַ֥ק | yū·ṣaq | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3332 pour, cast, flow |
| by a flood | נָ֝הָ֗ר | nā·hār | Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 15:32 · Genesis 7:17–24 · Matthew 24:37–39 · Psalm 55:23 · Genesis 7:11 · 1 Peter 3:19–20 · 2 Peter 2:5 · Ecclesiastes 7:17 · Psalm 102:24 · Matthew 7:26–27 · Job 14:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.