Job
Job 35:5–7
5Look to the heavens and see;
gaze at the clouds high above you.
6If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?
If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
7If you are righteous, what do you give Him,
or what does He receive from your hand?
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 35:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הַבֵּ֣ט | hab·bêṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5027 look |
| to the heavens | שָׁמַ֣יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and see | וּרְאֵ֑ה | ū·rə·’êh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| gaze | וְשׁ֥וּר | wə·šūr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7789 behold, regard |
| at the clouds | שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים | šə·ḥā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7834 dust, cloud |
| high | גָּבְה֥וּ | gā·ḇə·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1361 be high, exalted |
| above you | מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | mim·me·kā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Job 35:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you sin | חָ֭טָאתָ | ḥā·ṭā·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you accomplish | תִּפְעָל־ | tip̄·‘āl- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6466 do, make |
| against Him | בּ֑וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| If you multiply | וְרַבּ֥וּ | wə·rab·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| your transgressions | פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ | p̄ə·šā·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6588 transgression |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you do | תַּעֲשֶׂה־ | ta·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to Him | לּֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Job 35:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you are righteous | צָ֭דַקְתָּ | ṣā·ḏaq·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you give | תִּתֶּן־ | tit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Him | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does He receive | יִקָּֽח׃ | yiq·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| from your hand | מִיָּדְךָ֥ | mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 35:5 Job 22:12 · Isaiah 55:9 · Isaiah 40:22–23 · Nahum 1:3
Job 35:6 Jeremiah 7:19 · Proverbs 8:36
Job 35:7 Job 22:2–3 · Psalm 16:2 · Romans 11:35 · Proverbs 9:12 · Luke 17:10 · 1 Chronicles 29:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.