Job

Job 6:14–15

¹⁴A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend,

even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

¹⁵But my brothers are as faithless as wadis,

as seasonal streams that overflow,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A despairing man	לַמָּ֣ס	lam·mās	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H4523 despairing
the kindness	חָ֑סֶד	ḥā·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
of his friend	מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ	mê·rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
even if he forsakes	יַעֲזֽוֹב׃	ya·‘ă·zō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the fear	וְיִרְאַ֖ת	wə·yir·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of the Almighty	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my brothers	אַ֭חַי	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
are as faithless	בָּגְד֣וּ	bā·ḡə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
as	כְמוֹ־	ḵə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
wadis	נָ֑חַל	nā·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
as seasonal streams	כַּאֲפִ֖יק	ka·’ă·p̄îq	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H650 channel
that overflow	יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃	ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

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

Job 6:14 Galatians 6:2 · Proverbs 17:17 · 1 Corinthians 12:26 · Romans 12:15 · Luke 23:40 · Hebrews 13:3 · 2 Corinthians 11:29

Job 6:15 Psalm 38:11 · Jeremiah 15:18 · Psalm 41:9 · Psalm 55:12–14 · John 13:18 · John 16:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.