Job

Job 30:20–21

²⁰I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer;

when I stand up, You merely look at me.

²¹You have ruthlessly turned on me;

You oppose me with Your strong hand.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I cry out to You	אֵ֭לֶיךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
for help	אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע	’ă·šaw·wa‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7768 cry out for help
but You do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer	תַעֲנֵ֑נִי	ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
when I stand up	עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי	‘ā·maḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
You merely look	וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן	wat·tiṯ·bō·nen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
at me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have ruthlessly turned	תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ	tê·hā·p̄êḵ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
on me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
You oppose me	תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃	ṯiś·ṭə·mê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7852 bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against
with Your strong	בְּעֹ֖צֶם	bə·‘ō·ṣem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6108 might, bones
hand	יָדְךָ֣	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

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

Job 30:20 Job 19:7 · Psalm 80:4–5 · Lamentations 3:8 · Psalm 22:2 · Lamentations 3:44 · Job 27:9 · Matthew 15:23

Job 30:21 Job 10:14–17 · Job 16:9–14 · Job 10:3 · Job 19:6–9 · 1 Peter 5:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.