Job

Job 34:7–9

⁷What man is like Job,

who drinks up derision like water?

⁸He keeps company with evildoers

and walks with wicked men.

⁹For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing

that he should delight in God.’

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
man	גֶ֥בֶר	ḡe·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
is like Job	כְּאִיּ֑וֹב	kə·’î·yō·wḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H347 Job
drinks up	יִֽשְׁתֶּה־	yiš·teh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
derision	לַּ֥עַג	la·‘aḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H3933 mocking, derision
like water	כַּמָּֽיִם׃	kam·mā·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He keeps	וְאָרַ֣ח	wə·’ā·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H732 wander, journey, go
company	לְ֭חֶבְרָה	lə·ḥeḇ·rāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2274 association, company
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
evildoers	פֹּ֣עֲלֵי	pō·‘ă·lê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
and walks	וְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶת	wə·lā·le·ḵeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
wicked	רֶֽשַׁע׃	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
men	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has said	אָ֭מַר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
It profits	יִסְכָּן־	yis·kān-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5532 be of use of service, benefit
a man	גָּ֑בֶר	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
nothing	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
that he should delight	בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ	bir·ṣō·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
in	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 34:7 Job 15:16 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Proverbs 1:22

Job 34:8 Psalm 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Proverbs 13:20 · Psalm 50:18 · Psalm 26:4 · Proverbs 1:15 · Psalm 73:12–15 · Proverbs 2:12

Job 34:9 Job 21:14–16 · Job 35:3 · Malachi 3:14 · Job 9:22–23 · Job 27:10 · Psalm 37:4 · Job 9:30–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.