Job

Job 3:25–26

²⁵For the thing I feared has overtaken me,

and what I dreaded has befallen me.

²⁶I am not at ease or quiet;

I have no rest, for trouble has come.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the thing	פַ֣חַד	p̄a·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6343 dread
I feared	פָּ֭חַדְתִּי	pā·ḥaḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6342 dread, be in dread, in awe
has overtaken me	וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי	way·ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H857 come
and what	וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I dreaded	יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי	yā·ḡō·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3025 be afraid, fear
has befallen	יָ֣בֹא	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
at ease	שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀	šā·law·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7951 be quiet, at ease
or quiet	שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי	šā·qaṭ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
I have no	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rest	נָ֗חְתִּי	nā·ḥə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5117 rest
for trouble	רֹֽגֶז׃פ	rō·ḡez	Noun - masculine singular	H7267 agitation, excitement, raging
has come	וַיָּ֥בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 3:25 Job 1:5 · Job 30:15 · Job 31:23

Job 3:26 Job 7:14 · Job 27:9 · Psalm 143:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.