Job

Job 5:3–5

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.

5The hungry consume his harvest,

taking it even from the thorns,

and the thirsty pant after his wealth.a

Footnotes

  • a 5:5 Or and a snare snatches his wealth

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Job 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאֲ‍ֽנִי־’ănî-Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
have seenרָ֭אִיתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
a foolאֱוִ֣יל’ĕ·wîlNoun - masculine singularH191 foolish
taking rootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmaš·rîšVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH8327 deal with the roots
but suddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃p̄iṯ·’ōmAdverbH6597 suddenness
his houseנָוֵ֣הוּnā·wê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
was cursedוָאֶקּ֖וֹבwā·’eq·qō·wḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH6895 utter a curse against, curse

Job 5:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His sonsבָנָ֣יוḇā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
are farיִרְחֲק֣וּyir·ḥă·qūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7368 be, or become, far, distant
from safetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmî·ye·ša‘Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
crushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּwə·yid·dak·kə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1792 crush
in courtבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרḇaš·ša·‘arPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
withoutוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
a defenderמַצִּֽיל׃maṣ·ṣîlVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder

Job 5:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בrā·‘êḇAdjective - masculine singularH7457 hungry
consumeיֹאכֵ֗לyō·ḵêlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH398 eat
his harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀qə·ṣî·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7105 harvesting, harvest
taking it evenיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyiq·qā·ḥê·hūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH3947 take
from the thornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmiṣ·ṣin·nîmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine pluralH6791 thorn? barb?
and the thirstyצַמִּ֣יםṣam·mîmNoun - masculine singularH6782 snare, trap
pant afterוְשָׁאַ֖ףwə·šā·’ap̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
his wealthחֵילָֽם׃ḥê·lāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army

Cross-references

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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

Job 5:5 Lamentations 2:16 · Hosea 8:7 · Jeremiah 51:44 · Jeremiah 51:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.