Job

Job 31:38–40

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,

⁴⁰then let briers grow instead of wheat

and stinkweed instead of barley.”

Thus conclude the words of Job.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then let briers	ח֗וֹחַ	ḥō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2336 brier, bramble
grow	יֵ֥צֵא	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
instead of	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
wheat	חִטָּ֨ה׀	ḥiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2406 wheat
and stinkweed	בָאְשָׁ֑ה	ḇā·’ə·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H890 stinking or noxious weeds
instead of	וְתַֽחַת־	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
barley	שְׂעֹרָ֥ה	śə·‘ō·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8184 barley
Thus conclude	תַּ֝֗מּוּ	tam·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8552 be complete, finished
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Job	אִיּֽוֹב׃פ	’î·yō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job

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Job 31:38 Habakkuk 2:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.