Job
Job 8:9
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing;
our days on earth are but a shadow.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we | אֲ֭נַחְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| yesterday | תְמ֣וֹל | ṯə·mō·wl | Adverb | H8543 yesterday |
| and know | נֵדָ֑ע | nê·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3045 know |
| nothing | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| our days | יָמֵ֣ינוּ | yā·mê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3117 day |
| on | עֲלֵי־ | ‘ă·lê- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| are but a shadow | צֵ֖ל | ṣêl | Noun - masculine singular | H6738 shadow |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 29:15 · Psalm 144:4 · Job 14:2 · Psalm 102:11 · Genesis 47:9 · Job 7:6 · Psalm 39:5 · Psalm 90:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.