Job

Job 31:38–39

³⁸if my land cries out against me

and its furrows weep together,

³⁹if I have devoured its produce without payment

or broken the spirit of its tenants,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
my land	אַדְמָתִ֣י	’aḏ·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H127 ground, land
cries out	תִזְעָ֑ק	ṯiz·‘āq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
against me	עָ֭לַי	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and its furrows	תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ	tə·lā·me·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8525 furrow
weep	יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃	yiḇ·kā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1058 weep, bewail
together	וְ֝יַ֗חַד	wə·ya·ḥaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3162 unitedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have devoured	אָכַ֣לְתִּי	’ā·ḵal·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
its produce	כֹּ֭חָהּ	kō·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3581 strength, power
without	בְלִי־	ḇə·lî-	Adverb	H1097 wearing out
payment	כָ֑סֶף	ḵā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
or broken the spirit	וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ	wə·ne·p̄eš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of its tenants	בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ	bə·‘ā·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord

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

Job 31:38 Habakkuk 2:11

Job 31:39 1 Kings 21:19 · James 5:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.