Job
Job 34:19–20
19who is not partial to princes
and does not favor rich over poor?
For they are all the work of His hands.
20They die in an instant,
in the middle of the night.
The people convulse and pass away;
the mighty are removed without human hand.
Word by word
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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 |
Job 34:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They die | יָמֻתוּ֮ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| in an instant | רֶ֤גַע׀ | re·ḡa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7281 a moment |
| in the middle | וַחֲצ֪וֹת | wa·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2676 division, middle |
| of the night | לָ֥יְלָה | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| The people | עָ֣ם | ‘ām | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| convulse | יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ | yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1607 shake, quake |
| and pass away | וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ | wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the mighty | אַ֝בִּ֗יר | ’ab·bîr | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H47 mighty, valiant |
| are removed | וְיָסִ֥ירוּ | wə·yā·sî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| without | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| human hand | בְיָֽד׃ | ḇə·yāḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Job 34:20 Psalm 73:19 · Acts 12:23 · Job 36:20 · Daniel 2:34 · Daniel 5:30 · Isaiah 37:36 · Luke 17:26–29 · Isaiah 30:13 · 1 Samuel 26:10 · Isaiah 10:16–19 · Isaiah 37:38 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.