Job

Job 5:3–4

³I have seen a fool taking root,

but suddenly his house was cursed.

⁴His sons are far from safety,

crushed in court without a defender.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲ‍ֽנִי־	’ănî-	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have seen	רָ֭אִיתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
a fool	אֱוִ֣יל	’ĕ·wîl	Noun - masculine singular	H191 foolish
taking root	מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ	maš·rîš	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
but suddenly	פִתְאֹֽם׃	p̄iṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
his house	נָוֵ֣הוּ	nā·wê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
was cursed	וָאֶקּ֖וֹב	wā·’eq·qō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6895 utter a curse against, curse

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His sons	בָנָ֣יו	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
are far	יִרְחֲק֣וּ	yir·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from safety	מִיֶּ֑שַׁע	mî·ye·ša‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
crushed	וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ	wə·yid·dak·kə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1792 crush
in court	בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר	ḇaš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
without	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a defender	מַצִּֽיל׃	maṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder

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

Job 5:3 Psalm 73:18–20 · Psalm 92:7 · Job 27:8 · Psalm 69:25 · Psalm 73:3–9 · Jeremiah 12:1–3 · Job 24:18 · Acts 1:20 · Psalm 37:35–36 · Deuteronomy 27:15–26

Job 5:4 Psalm 127:5 · Psalm 119:155 · Job 18:16–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.