Job
Job 36:18–19
18Be careful that no one lures you with riches;
do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
19Can your wealthc or all your mighty effort
keep you from distress?
Footnotes
- c 36:19 Or your cry for help
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 36:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be careful | חֵ֭מָה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| that no one | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| lures | יְסִֽיתְךָ֣ | yə·sî·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5496 incite, allure, instigate |
| you with riches | בְסָ֑פֶק | ḇə·sā·p̄eq | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H5607 chastisement, satiety |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let a large | וְרָב־ | wə·rāḇ- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7227 much, many, great |
| bribe | כֹּ֝֗פֶר | kō·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular | H3724 the price of a life, ransom |
| lead you astray | יַטֶּֽךָּ׃ | yaṭ·ṭe·kā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
Job 36:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can your wealth | שׁ֭וּעֲךָ | šū·‘ă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7769 opulence ? |
| or all | וְ֝כֹ֗ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your mighty effort | מַאֲמַצֵּי־ | ma·’ă·maṣ·ṣê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3981 power, strength, force |
| keep | הֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְ | hă·ya·‘ă·rōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| you from | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| distress | בְצָ֑ר | ḇə·ṣār | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 36:18 Ephesians 5:6 · Job 33:24 · Romans 1:18 · Romans 2:5 · Psalm 110:5 · Psalm 49:7–8 · Psalm 2:12 · Isaiah 14:6 · Matthew 3:7 · 1 Timothy 2:6 · Psalm 2:5 · Psalm 39:10
Job 36:19 Proverbs 11:4 · Proverbs 11:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.