Job

Job 9:25–26

²⁵My days are swifter than a runner;

they flee without seeing good.

²⁶They sweep by like boats of papyrus,

like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My days	וְיָמַ֣י	wə·yā·may	Conjunctive waw; 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 runner	רָ֑ץ	rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7323 run
they flee	בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ	bā·rə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1272 go through, flee
without	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
seeing	רָא֥וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
good	טוֹבָֽה׃	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sweep by	חָ֭לְפוּ	ḥā·lə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
like	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
boats	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of papyrus	אֵבֶ֑ה	’ê·ḇeh	Noun - masculine singular	H16 reed, papyrus
like an eagle	כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר	kə·ne·šer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
swooping down	יָט֥וּשׂ	yā·ṭūś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2907 rush, dart
on	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
its prey	אֹֽכֶל׃	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food

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

Job 9:25 Job 7:6–7 · James 4:14 · Psalm 90:9–10

Job 9:26 Habakkuk 1:8 · Isaiah 18:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.