Job

Job 8:20–21

²⁰Behold, God does not reject the blameless,

nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

²¹He will yet fill your mouth with laughter,

and your lips with a shout of joy.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
God	אֵ֭ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
reject	יִמְאַס־	yim·’as-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the blameless	תָּ֑ם	tām	Adjective - masculine singular	H8535 complete
nor will He	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
strengthen	יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק	ya·ḥă·zîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of evildoers	מְרֵעִֽים׃	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will yet	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fill your mouth	פִּ֑יךָ	pî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
with	יְמַלֵּ֣ה	yə·mal·lêh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
laughter	שְׂח֣וֹק	śə·ḥō·wq	Noun - masculine singular	H7814 laughter, derision, sport
and your lips	וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
with a shout of joy	תְרוּעָֽה׃	ṯə·rū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy

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

Job 8:20 Job 4:7 · Psalm 37:37 · Psalm 37:24 · Isaiah 45:1 · Psalm 94:14 · Job 21:30 · Job 9:22

Job 8:21 Psalm 126:2 · Genesis 21:6 · Psalm 126:6 · Psalm 32:11 · Luke 6:21 · Psalm 100:1 · Job 5:22 · Isaiah 65:13–14 · Ezra 3:11–13 · Nehemiah 12:43 · Psalm 98:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.