Job
Job 27:8–9
8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?
9Will God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
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 27:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the hope | תִּקְוַ֣ת | tiq·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8615 cord |
| of the godless | חָ֭נֵף | ḥā·nêp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H2611 profane, irreligious |
| when | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he is cut off | יִבְצָ֑ע | yiḇ·ṣā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence |
| when | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֱל֣וֹהַּ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ah | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| takes away | יֵ֖שֶׁל | yê·šel | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7953 be quiet, at ease |
| his life | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Job 27:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| hear | יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ | yiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| his cry | הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ | ha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw | Article; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6818 cry, outcry |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| distress | צָרָֽה׃ | ṣā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6869 id. |
| comes | תָב֖וֹא | ṯā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| upon him | עָלָ֣יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 27:8 Matthew 16:26 · Job 8:13 · Job 11:20 · Luke 12:20–21
Job 27:9 Jeremiah 14:12 · Proverbs 1:28 · Isaiah 1:15 · Micah 3:4 · Psalm 18:41 · Job 35:12–13 · Zechariah 7:13 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Proverbs 28:9 · Psalm 66:18 · James 4:3 · Jeremiah 11:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.