Job
Job 33:5–7
5Refute me if you can;
prepare your case and confront me.
6I am just like you before God;
I was also formed from clay.
7Surely no fear of me should terrify you;
nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
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 33:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refute me | הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי | hă·šî·ḇê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you can | תּוּכַ֥ל | tū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| prepare your case | עֶרְכָ֥ה | ‘er·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| and confront me | לְ֝פָנַ֗י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
Job 33:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am just like you before God | לָאֵ֑ל | lā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| I | אָֽנִי׃ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| was also | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| formed | קֹרַ֥צְתִּי | qō·raṣ·tî | Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular | H7169 nip, pinch |
| from clay | מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר | mê·ḥō·mer | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
Job 33:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fear of me | אֵ֭מָתִי | ’ê·mā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H367 terror, dread |
| should terrify you | תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ | ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯe·kā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify |
| nor | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will my hand | וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י | wə·’aḵ·pî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H405 pressure |
| be heavy | יִכְבָּֽד׃ | yiḵ·bāḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| upon you | עָלֶ֥יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 33:5 Job 33:32–33
Job 33:6 Job 4:19 · Job 10:9 · 2 Corinthians 5:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.