Job
Job 27:20–21
20Terrors overtake him like a flood;
a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
it sweeps him out of his place.
Word by word
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Job 27:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrors | בַּלָּה֑וֹת | bal·lā·hō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1091 terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction |
| overtake him | תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ | taś·śî·ḡê·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H5381 reach, overtake |
| like a flood | כַ֭מַּיִם | ḵam·ma·yim | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| a tempest | סוּפָֽה׃ | sū·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H5492 storm-wind |
| sweeps him away | גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ | gə·nā·ḇat·tū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| in the night | לַ֝֗יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
Job 27:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The east wind | קָדִ֣ים | qā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine singular | H6921 East, east wind |
| carries him away | יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ | yiś·śā·’ê·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| and he is gone | וְיֵלַ֑ךְ | wə·yê·laḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| it sweeps him | וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ | wî·śā·‘ă·rê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H8175 bristle |
| out of his place | מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ | mim·mə·qō·mōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 27:20 Job 15:21 · Job 18:11 · Job 20:23 · Job 21:18 · 2 Kings 19:35 · Exodus 12:29
Job 27:21 Psalm 11:6 · Psalm 83:15 · Job 21:18 · Psalm 58:9 · Job 7:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.