Job

Job 31:2–3

²For what is the allotment of God from above,

or the heritage from the Almighty on high?

³Does not disaster come to the unjust

and calamity to the workers of iniquity?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For what	וּמֶ֤ה׀	ū·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
the allotment	חֵ֣לֶק	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2506 portion, tract, territory
of God	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
from above	מִמָּ֑עַל	mim·mā·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
or the heritage	וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת	wə·na·ḥă·laṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
from the Almighty	שַׁ֝דַּ֗י	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
on high	מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃	mim·mə·rō·mîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H4791 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does not	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disaster	אֵ֥יד	’êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H343 distress, calamity
come to the unjust	לְעַוָּ֑ל	lə·‘aw·wāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5767 unjust, unrighteous one
and calamity	וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר	wə·nê·ḵer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5235 misfortune, calamity
to the workers	לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי	lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
of iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

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

Job 31:2 Job 20:29

Job 31:3 Job 21:30 · Job 34:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.