Job

Job 30:29–30

29I have become a brother of jackals,f

a companion of ostriches.g

30My skin grows black and peels,

and my bones burn with fever.

Footnotes

  • f 30:29 Or serpents or dragons
  • g 30:29 Literally of daughters of an ostrich or of daughters of an owl

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Job 30:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיhā·yî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a brotherאָ֭ח’āḥNoun - masculine singularH251 brother
of jackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםlə·ṯan·nîmPreposition-l; Noun - common pluralH8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַwə·rê·a‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
of ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya·‘ă·nāhNoun - feminine singularH3284 greed (?)

Job 30:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My skinע֭וֹרִי‘ō·w·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5785 skin
grows blackשָׁחַ֣רšā·ḥarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7835 be black
and peelsמִנִּי־min·nî-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and my bonesוְעַצְמִי־wə·‘aṣ·mî-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6106 bone, substance, self
burnחָ֝֗רָהḥā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet
with feverחֹֽרֶב׃ḥō·reḇNoun - masculine singularH2721 dryness, drought, heat

Cross-references

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Job 30:29 Micah 1:8 · Psalm 102:6

Job 30:30 Lamentations 4:8 · Psalm 102:3 · Psalm 119:83

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.