Job

Job 5:8–9

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.

Word by word

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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

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

Job 5:8 Psalm 50:15 · Job 22:21 · Psalm 37:5 · 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 · 1 Peter 4:19 · 1 Peter 2:23 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · Job 22:27 · Job 8:5 · Genesis 32:7–12 · Psalm 77:1–2 · Jonah 2:1–7

Job 5:9 Psalm 40:5 · Job 9:10 · Psalm 86:10 · Psalm 72:18 · Job 11:7–9 · Job 37:5 · Job 26:5–14 · Isaiah 40:28 · Romans 11:33 · Psalm 139:18 · Job 42:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.