Job
Job 4:8
8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity
and those who sow trouble reap the same.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have observed | רָ֭אִיתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| those who plow | חֹ֣רְשֵׁי | ḥō·rə·šê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| iniquity | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| and those who sow | וְזֹרְעֵ֖י | wə·zō·rə·‘ê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| trouble | עָמָ֣ל | ‘ā·māl | Noun - masculine singular | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| reap the same | יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃ | yiq·ṣə·ru·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H7114 be short |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 6:7–8 · Proverbs 22:8 · Hosea 8:7 · Job 15:35 · 2 Corinthians 9:6 · Hosea 10:12–13 · Jeremiah 4:18 · Psalm 7:14–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.