Job
Job 34:7
7What man is like Job,
who drinks up derision like water?
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 15:16 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Proverbs 1:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.