Job
Job 23:13–14
13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him?
He does what He desires.
14For He carries out His decree against me,
and He has many such plans.
Word by word
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Job 23:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But He is unchangeable | וְה֣וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| and who | וּמִ֣י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can oppose Him | יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ | yə·šî·ḇen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| He does | וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃ | way·yā·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| what He | וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ | wə·nap̄·šōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| desires | אִוְּתָ֣ה | ’iw·wə·ṯāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H183 incline, desire |
Job 23:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֭י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He carries out | יַשְׁלִ֣ים | yaš·lîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| His decree against me | חֻקִּ֑י | ḥuq·qî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and He has | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| many | רַבּ֣וֹת | rab·bō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| such plans | וְכָהֵ֖נָּה | wə·ḵā·hên·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - third person feminine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 23:13 Psalm 115:3 · Proverbs 19:21 · Daniel 4:35 · Isaiah 46:10 · Job 12:14 · Ecclesiastes 3:14 · Numbers 23:19–20 · Psalm 135:6 · Isaiah 14:24–27 · James 1:17 · Ecclesiastes 1:15 · Job 9:12–13
Job 23:14 1 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · Psalm 97:2 · Romans 11:33 · Isaiah 40:27–28 · Micah 6:9 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Job 7:3 · Psalm 77:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.