Job
Job 9:22–23
22It is all the same, and so I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23When the scourge brings sudden death,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 9:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It | הִ֥יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is all the same | אַחַ֗ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| and so | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I say | אָמַ֑רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| destroys | מְכַלֶּֽה׃ | mə·ḵal·leh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| both the blameless | תָּ֥ם | tām | Adjective - masculine singular | H8535 complete |
| and the wicked | וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע | wə·rā·šā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
Job 9:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | אִם־ | ’i·mō·šō- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the scourge | שׁ֭וֹט | šôṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H7752 scourge, whip |
| brings sudden | פִּתְאֹ֑ם | piṯ·’ōm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| death | יָמִ֣ית | yā·mîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| He mocks | יִלְעָֽג׃ | yil·‘āḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3932 mock, deride |
| the despair | לְמַסַּ֖ת | lə·mas·saṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4531 despair |
| of the innocent | נְקִיִּ֣ם | nə·qî·yim | Adjective - masculine plural | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 9:22 Ecclesiastes 9:1–3
Job 9:23 Job 24:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.