Job

Job 35:9–10

⁹Men cry out under great oppression;

they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

¹⁰But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker,

who gives us songs in the night,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Men cry out	יַזְעִ֑יקוּ	yaz·‘î·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
under great	מֵ֭רֹב	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
oppression	עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים	‘ă·šū·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6217 tyranny
they plead for relief	יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ	yə·šaw·wə·‘ū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7768 cry out for help
from the arm	מִזְּר֣וֹעַ	miz·zə·rō·w·a‘	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
of the mighty	רַבִּֽים׃	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But no	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one asks	אָמַ֗ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Where	אַ֭יֵּה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
God	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
my Maker	עֹשָׂ֑י	‘ō·śāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6213 do, make
who gives us	נֹתֵ֖ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
songs	זְמִר֣וֹת	zə·mi·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H2158 song
in the night	בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃	bal·lā·yə·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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

Job 35:9 Exodus 2:23 · Job 34:28

Job 35:10 Psalm 42:8 · Acts 16:25 · Psalm 149:5 · Psalm 77:6 · Isaiah 51:13 · Isaiah 54:5 · Job 36:13 · Ecclesiastes 12:1 · 1 Peter 4:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.