Job
Job 5:17–18
17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects;
so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.c
18For He wounds, but He also binds;
He strikes, but His hands also heal.
Footnotes
- c 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job
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 5:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed | אַשְׁרֵ֣י | ’aš·rê | Interjection | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| indeed | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| is the man | אֱ֭נוֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| God | אֱל֑וֹהַּ | ’ĕ·lō·w·ah | Noun - masculine singular | H433 god, God |
| corrects | יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ | yō·w·ḵi·ḥen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| so do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| despise | תִּמְאָֽס׃ | tim·’ās | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3988 reject |
| the discipline | וּמוּסַ֥ר | ū·mū·sar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| of the Almighty | שַׁ֝דַּ֗י | šad·dai | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
Job 5:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| wounds | יַכְאִ֣יב | yaḵ·’îḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3510 be in pain |
| but He also binds | וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ | wə·yeḥ·bāš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
| He strikes | יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ | yim·ḥaṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4272 smite through, wound severely, shatter |
| but His hands | וְיָדוֹ | wə·yå̄·ḏō | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| also heal | תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃ | tir·pe·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7495 heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 5:17 James 1:12 · Psalm 94:12 · Proverbs 3:11–12 · Revelation 3:19 · James 5:11 · Hebrews 12:5–11 · Jeremiah 31:18
Job 5:18 Hosea 6:1 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Isaiah 30:26 · Psalm 147:3 · 1 Samuel 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.