Job
Job 34:18–19
18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’
and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19who is not partial to princes
and does not favor rich over poor?
For they are all the work of His hands.
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 34:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who says | הַאֲמֹ֣ר | ha·’ă·mōr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to kings | לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| worthless | בְּלִיָּ֑עַל | bə·lî·yā·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| and to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| nobles | נְדִיבִֽים׃ | nə·ḏî·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5081 inclined, generous, noble |
| wicked | רָ֝שָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
Job 34:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| partial | נָשָׂ֨א׀ | nā·śā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to princes | שָׂרִ֗ים | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and does not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| favor | נִכַּר־ | nik·kar- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
| rich | שׁ֭וֹעַ | šō·w·a‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7771 (free), independent, noble |
| over | לִפְנֵי־ | lip̄·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| poor | דָ֑ל | ḏāl | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they are all | כֻּלָּֽם׃ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of His hands | יָדָ֣יו | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 34:18 Exodus 22:28 · Proverbs 17:26 · Romans 13:7 · Jude 1:8 · Acts 23:3 · Acts 23:5
Job 34:19 Deuteronomy 10:17 · James 2:5 · Acts 10:34 · Romans 2:11 · Colossians 3:25 · Ephesians 6:9 · Leviticus 19:15 · 2 Chronicles 19:7 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Galatians 2:6 · Proverbs 22:2 · Job 31:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.