Job
Job 33:14–16
14For God speaks in one way and in another,
yet no one notices.
15In a dream,
in a vision in the night,
when deep sleep falls upon men
as they slumber on their beds,
16He opens their ears
and terrifies them with warnings
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 33:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| speaks | יְדַבֶּר־ | yə·ḏab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| in one | בְאַחַ֥ת | ḇə·’a·ḥaṯ | Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| and in another | וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם | ū·ḇiš·ta·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - fd | H8147 two |
| no one | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| notices | יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | yə·šū·ren·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7789 behold, regard |
Job 33:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In a dream | בַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ | ba·ḥă·lō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| in a vision | חֶזְי֬וֹן | ḥez·yō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2384 vision |
| in the night | לַ֗יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| when deep sleep | תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה | tar·dê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8639 deep sleep |
| falls | בִּנְפֹ֣ל | bin·p̄ōl | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5307 fall, lie |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| as they slumber | בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת | biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H8572 slumber |
| on | עֲלֵ֣י | ‘ă·lê | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their beds | מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | miš·kāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying |
Job 33:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He opens | יִ֭גְלֶה | yiḡ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| their ears | אֹ֣זֶן | ’ō·zen | Noun - feminine singular construct | H241 ear |
| and terrifies them | יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | yaḥ·tōm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up |
| with warnings | וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם | ū·ḇə·mō·sā·rām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4561 admonition |
Cross-references
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Job 33:14 Proverbs 1:24 · 2 Chronicles 33:10 · Psalm 62:11 · Job 33:29 · Luke 24:25 · John 3:19 · Matthew 13:14 · Isaiah 6:9 · Mark 8:17–18 · Proverbs 1:29 · Job 40:5
Job 33:15 Numbers 12:6 · Job 4:13 · Genesis 20:3 · Genesis 31:24 · Daniel 4:5 · Daniel 8:18 · Jeremiah 23:28 · Hebrews 1:1 · Genesis 15:12
Job 33:16 Job 36:10 · Job 36:15 · Psalm 40:6 · Isaiah 50:5 · Luke 24:45 · Isaiah 6:10 · Acts 16:14 · Nehemiah 9:38 · Romans 15:28 · 2 Samuel 7:27 · Isaiah 48:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.