Job

Job 5:6–11

⁶For distress does not spring from the dust,

and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

⁷Yet man is born to trouble

as surely as sparks fly upward.

⁸However, if I were you, I would appeal to God

and lay my cause before Him—

⁹the One who does great and unsearchable things,

wonders without number.

¹⁰He gives rain to the earth

and sends water upon the fields.

¹¹He sets the lowly on high,

so that mourners are lifted to safety.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
distress	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spring	יֵצֵ֣א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the dust	מֵעָפָ֣ר	mê·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and trouble	עָמָֽל׃	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sprout	יִצְמַ֥ח	yiṣ·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
from the ground	וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה	ū·mê·’ă·ḏā·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
man	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
is born	יוּלָּ֑ד	yūl·lāḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to trouble	לְעָמָ֣ל	lə·‘ā·māl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
as surely as sparks	וּבְנֵי־	ū·ḇə·nê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
fly	עֽוּף׃	‘ūp̄	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5774 fly
upward	יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ	yaḡ·bî·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1361 be high, exalted

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
However	אוּלָ֗ם	’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
if I were you	אֲ֭נִי	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
I would appeal	אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ	’eḏ·rōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1875 resort to, seek
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
and lay	אָשִׂ֥ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
my cause	דִּבְרָתִֽי׃	diḇ·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1700 cause, reason, manner
before	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Him	אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who does	עֹשֶׂ֣ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
great	גְ֭דֹלוֹת	ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
and	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
unsearchable things	חֵ֑קֶר	ḥê·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out
wonders	נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת	nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
without	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
number	מִסְפָּֽר׃	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He gives	הַנֹּתֵ֣ן	han·nō·ṯên	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
rain	מָ֭טָר	mā·ṭār	Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and sends	וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ	wə·šō·lê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
water	מַ֝יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the fields	חוּצֽוֹת׃	ḥū·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H2351 the outside

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sets	לָשׂ֣וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
the lowly	שְׁפָלִ֣ים	šə·p̄ā·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H8217 low
on high	לְמָר֑וֹם	lə·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
so that mourners	וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים	wə·qō·ḏə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6937 be dark
are lifted	שָׂ֣גְבוּ	śā·ḡə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7682 be
to safety	יֶֽשַׁע׃	ye·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation