Job

Job 5:13–15

¹³He catches the wise in their craftiness,^b

and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

¹⁴They encounter darkness by day

and grope at noon as in the night.

¹⁵He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth

and from the clutches of the powerful.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He catches	לֹכֵ֣ד	lō·ḵêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in their craftiness	בְּעָרְמָ֑ם	bə·‘ā·rə·mām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
and sweeps away	נִמְהָֽרָה׃	nim·hā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
the plans	וַעֲצַ֖ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the cunning	נִפְתָּלִ֣ים	nip̄·tā·lîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6617 twist

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They encounter	יְפַגְּשׁוּ־	yə·p̄ag·gə·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6298 meet, encounter
darkness	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
by day	יוֹמָ֥ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and grope	יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ	yə·maš·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4959 feel, grope
at noon	בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃	ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
as in the night	וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה	wə·ḵal·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saves	וַיֹּ֣שַׁע	way·yō·ša‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
the needy	אֶבְיֽוֹן׃	’eḇ·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
from the sword	מֵ֭חֶרֶב	mê·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
in their mouth	מִפִּיהֶ֑ם	mip·pî·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
and from the clutches	וּמִיַּ֖ד	ū·mî·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the powerful	חָזָ֣ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty

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

Job 5:13 1 Corinthians 3:19 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Psalm 7:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–20 · Luke 1:51 · Esther 9:25 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 18:26 · Esther 7:10 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · Proverbs 3:32 · Esther 6:4–11

Job 5:14 Job 12:25 · Deuteronomy 28:29 · Isaiah 59:10 · Proverbs 4:19 · Amos 8:9

Job 5:15 Psalm 35:10 · Psalm 140:12 · Psalm 109:31 · Psalm 72:4 · Job 4:10 · Psalm 107:41 · Psalm 10:17 · Psalm 10:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.