Job
Job 7:6
6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My days | יָמַ֣י | yā·may | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3117 day |
| are swifter | קַ֭לּוּ | qal·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| than | מִנִּי־ | min·nî- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| a weaver’s shuttle | אָ֑רֶג | ’ā·reḡ | Noun - masculine singular | H708 loom |
| they come to an end | וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ | way·yiḵ·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| without | בְּאֶ֣פֶס | bə·’e·p̄es | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H657 the two extremities |
| hope | תִּקְוָֽה׃ | tiq·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8615 cord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 9:25 · Job 17:15 · Job 17:11 · Isaiah 38:12–13 · Psalm 144:4 · Job 16:22 · Proverbs 14:32 · Isaiah 40:6–7 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Psalm 103:15–16 · James 4:14 · Psalm 102:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.