Job

Job 9:22–24

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.

²⁴The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;

He blindfolds its judges.

If it is not He, then who is it?

Word by word

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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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The earth	אֶ֤רֶץ׀	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is given	נִתְּנָ֬ה	nit·tə·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into the hand	בְֽיַד־	ḇə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the wicked	רָשָׁ֗ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
He blindfolds	פְּנֵֽי־	pə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
its judges	שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ	šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8199 judge, govern
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it is not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
then	אֵפ֣וֹא	’ê·p̄ō·w	Conjunction	H645 then
who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
it	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she

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

Job 9:24 Job 10:3 · Jeremiah 12:1–2 · Psalm 73:3–7 · Job 21:7–15 · 2 Samuel 15:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.