Job
Job 9:25
25My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee without seeing good.
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 7:6–7 · James 4:14 · Psalm 90:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.