Job 24

¹“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַmad·dū·a‘ — Why? For what reason?H4069 — Full Word Study → does the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיmiš·šad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → reserveנִצְפְּנ֣וּniṣ·pə·nū — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → times for judgmentעִתִּ֑ים‘it·tîm — Time, season, or appointed momentH6256 — Full Word Study →? Why may those who know Himוְיֹדְעוֹwə·yō·ḏə·ʿō — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → neverלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → seeחָ֥זוּḥā·zū — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study → His daysיָמָֽיו׃yā·māw — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →? ²Men moveיַשִּׂ֑יגוּyaś·śî·ḡū — to overtake, reach, attain, graspH5381 — Full Word Study → boundary stonesגְּבֻל֥וֹתgə·ḇu·lō·wṯ — Border, boundary, or territorial limitH1367 — Full Word Study →; they pastureוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃way·yir·‘ū — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study → stolenגָּ֝זְל֗וּgā·zə·lū — to seize or rob by force; to plunderH1497 — Full Word Study → flocksעֵ֥דֶר‘ê·ḏer — A flock or herd of animals, especially sheep or goatsH5739 — Full Word Study →. ³They drive awayיִנְהָ֑גוּyin·hā·ḡū — to lead, drive, guideH5090 — Full Word Study → the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרḥă·mō·wr — donkey; beast of burdenH2543 — Full Word Study → of the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֣יםyə·ṯō·w·mîm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study → and take the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → oxשׁ֣וֹרšō·wr — Ox, bull, or cattleH7794 — Full Word Study → in pledgeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyaḥ·bə·lū — to bind, pledge, or destroyH2254 — Full Word Study →. ⁴They pushיַטּ֣וּyaṭ·ṭū — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים’eḇ·yō·w·nîm — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study → off the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmid·dā·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → and force allיַ֥חַדya·ḥaḏ — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → the poorעֲנִיֵּי־‘ă·nî·yê- — Humble, meek, afflicted poorH6035 — Full Word Study → of the landאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → into hidingחֻ֝בְּא֗וּḥub·bə·’ū — to hide, conceal, or keep secretH2244 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Indeedהֵ֤ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, like wild donkeys in the desertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רbam·miḏ·bār — Desert; wilderness; pasture; speechH4057 — Full Word Study →, the poor goיָצְא֣וּyā·ṣə·’ū — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → to workבְּ֭פָעֳלָםbə·p̄ā·‘o·lām — work, deed, or actionH6467 — Full Word Study → foragingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יmə·ša·ḥă·rê — To seek diligently, inquire earlyH7836 — Full Word Study → for foodלַטָּ֑רֶףlaṭ·ṭā·rep̄ — Prey; food torn apartH2964 — Full Word Study →; the wastelandעֲרָבָ֥ה‘ă·rā·ḇāh — The Rift ValleyH6160 — Full Word Study → is foodלֶ֝֗חֶםle·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → for their childrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃lan·nə·‘ā·rîm — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study →. ⁶They gatherיַקְצִירוּyaq·ṣī·rū — to cut short, harvest, or reapH7114 — Full Word Study → fodderבְּלִיל֣וֹbə·lî·lōw — Fodder, grain, or feed for animalsH1098 — Full Word Study → in the fieldsבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהbaś·śā·ḏeh — A field; cultivated or open landH7704 — Full Word Study → and gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃yə·laq·qê·šū — to glean; to gather leftover grainH3953 — Full Word Study → the vineyardsוְכֶ֖רֶםwə·ḵe·rem — Vineyard; a planted garden of grapevinesH3754 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עrā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmib·bə·lî — without, lack of, absenceH1097 — Full Word Study → clothingלְב֑וּשׁlə·ḇūš — Clothing, garment, or apparel worn on the bodyH3830 — Full Word Study →, they spend the nightיָ֭לִינוּyā·lî·nū — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study → nakedעָר֣וֹם‘ā·rō·wm — naked, bare, exposedH6174 — Full Word Study →; they have noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתkə·sūṯ — covering, garment, clothingH3682 — Full Word Study → against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃baq·qā·rāh — Cold, coldness (literal or figurative)H7135 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Drenchedיִרְטָ֑בוּyir·ṭā·ḇū — to be moist, wet, or dampH7372 — Full Word Study → by mountainהָרִ֣יםhā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmiz·ze·rem — A violent storm or flood; torrential downpourH2230 — Full Word Study →, they huddleחִבְּקוּ־ḥib·bə·qū- — to embrace, clasp, or hold closelyH2263 — Full Word Study → against the rocksצֽוּר׃ṣūr — Rock; stone; strength; fortressH6697 — Full Word Study → for wantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יū·mib·bə·lî — without, lack of, absenceH1097 — Full Word Study → of shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmaḥ·seh — Refuge, shelter, or place of safetyH4268 — Full Word Study →. ⁹The fatherless infantיָת֑וֹםyā·ṯō·wm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study → is snatchedיִ֭גְזְלוּyiḡ·zə·lū — to seize or rob by force; to plunderH1497 — Full Word Study → from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmiš·šōḏ — Breast; teat; nursing sourceH7699 — Full Word Study →; the nursing childוְֽעַל־wə·‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → of the poorעָנִ֥י‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → is seized for a debtיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yaḥ·bō·lū — to bind, pledge, or destroyH2254 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Withoutבְּלִ֣יbə·lî — without, lack of, absenceH1097 — Full Word Study → clothingלְב֑וּשׁlə·ḇūš — Clothing, garment, or apparel worn on the bodyH3830 — Full Word Study →, they wander aboutהִ֭לְּכוּhil·lə·ḵū — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → nakedעָר֣וֹם‘ā·rō·wm — naked, bare, exposedH6174 — Full Word Study →. They carryנָ֣שְׂאוּnā·śə·’ū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → the sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃‘ō·mer — Sheaf or omer; a bundle of grainH6016 — Full Word Study →, but still go hungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםū·rə·‘ê·ḇîm — hungry, suffering from hungerH7457 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹They crush olivesיַצְהִ֑ירוּyaṣ·hî·rū — to press or squeeze out oilH6671 — Full Word Study → withinבֵּין־bên- — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study → their wallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םšū·rō·ṯām — A wall; a fortification or enclosureH7791 — Full Word Study →; they treadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּdā·rə·ḵū — to tread, walk, or trample; to guide or leadH1869 — Full Word Study → the winepressesיְקָבִ֥יםyə·qā·ḇîm — Wine vat or wine pressH3342 — Full Word Study →, but go thirstyוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃way·yiṣ·mā·’ū — to thirst; to be thirstyH6770 — Full Word Study →. ¹²From the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירmê·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study →, menמְתִ֨ים׀mə·ṯîm — man, person, or men (collective)H4962 — Full Word Study → groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin·’ā·qū — To groan or moan; to utter deep sounds of distressH5008 — Full Word Study →, and the soulsוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־wə·ne·p̄eš- — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםḥă·lā·lîm — to pierce through; to kill or slayH2491 — Full Word Study → cry outתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַtə·šaw·wê·a‘ — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study →, yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּwe·’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → chargesיָשִׂ֥יםyā·śîm — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → no oneלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → with wrongdoingתִּפְלָֽה׃tip̄·lāh — Folly, foolishness, senseless conductH8604 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Then thereהֵ֤מָּה׀hêm·māh — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study → areהָיוּ֮hā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → those who rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־bə·mō·rə·ḏê- — to rebel; to resist authorityH4775 — Full Word Study → against the lightא֥וֹר’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study →, notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knowingהִכִּ֥ירוּhik·kî·rū — To recognize, acknowledge, regard, or treat as strangeH5234 — Full Word Study → its waysדְרָכָ֑יוḏə·rā·ḵāw — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → or stayingיָ֝שְׁב֗וּyā·šə·ḇū — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → on its pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin·ṯî·ḇō·ṯāw — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴When daylight is gone, the murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַrō·w·ṣê·aḥ — to murder; to unlawfully kill a human beingH7523 — Full Word Study → risesיָ֘ק֤וּםyā·qūm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → to killיִֽקְטָל־yiq·ṭāl- — to kill, slay, put to deathH6991 — Full Word Study → the poorעָנִ֥י‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןwə·’eḇ·yō·wn — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study →; in the nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהū·ḇal·lay·lāh — Night, darkness, the period of darknessH3915 — Full Word Study → he isיְהִ֣יyə·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → like a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃ḵag·gan·nāḇ — thief; one who stealsH1590 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵The eyeוְעֵ֤יןwə·‘ên — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of the adultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀nō·’êp̄ — to commit adultery; to act unfaithfully in marriageH5003 — Full Word Study → watchesשָׁ֤מְרָֽהšā·mə·rāh — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → for twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףne·šep̄ — twilight, dimness of dawn or duskH5399 — Full Word Study →. Thinkingלֵ֭אמֹרlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘Noלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → eyeעָ֑יִן‘ā·yin — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → will see meתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיṯə·šū·rê·nî — To see, observe, or watchH7789 — Full Word Study →,’ he coversוְסֵ֖תֶרwə·sê·ṯer — hiding place, shelter, concealmentH5643 — Full Word Study → his faceפָּנִ֣יםpā·nîm — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶In the darkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba·ḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study → they dig throughחָתַ֥רḥā·ṯar — to dig through, pierce, or excavateH2864 — Full Word Study → housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםbāt·tîm — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →; by dayיוֹמָ֥םyō·w·mām — During the day; daytime; by dayH3119 — Full Word Study → they shut themselves inחִתְּמוּ־ḥit·tə·mū- — to seal, close, or mark with a sealH2856 — Full Word Study →, neverלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to experienceיָ֥דְעוּyā·ḏə·‘ū — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → the lightאֽוֹר׃’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → to them, deep darknessצַלְמָ֑וֶתṣal·mā·weṯ — Deep darkness; shadow of deathH6757 — Full Word Study → is theirיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yaḥ·dāw — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → morningבֹּ֣קֶרbō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →; surelyכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they are friends withיַ֝כִּ֗ירyak·kîr — To recognize, acknowledge, regard, or treat as strangeH5234 — Full Word Study → the terrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal·hō·wṯ — Terror, dread, sudden frightH1091 — Full Word Study → of darknessצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ṣal·mā·weṯ — Deep darkness; shadow of deathH6757 — Full Word Study →! ¹⁸Theyה֤וּא׀hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → are but foamקַֽל־qal- — Swift, quick, light in weight or movementH7031 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the surfaceפְּנֵי־pə·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → of the waterמַ֗יִםma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →; their portionחֶלְקָתָ֣םḥel·qā·ṯām — Smoothness; flattery; allotment of landH2513 — Full Word Study → of the landבָּאָ֑רֶץbā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → is cursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לtə·qul·lal — to make light; to curse; to despiseH7043 — Full Word Study →, so that no oneלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → turnsיִ֝פְנֶהyip̄·neh — to turn, face, or direct attentionH6437 — Full Word Study → towardדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → their vineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃kə·rā·mîm — Vineyard; a planted garden of grapevinesH3754 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹As droughtצִיָּ֤הṣî·yāh — Dryness, aridity, barren wildernessH6723 — Full Word Study → andגַם־ḡam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → heatחֹ֗םḥōm — Heat, warmth, or intense burning sensationH2527 — Full Word Study → consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyiḡ·zə·lū — to seize or rob by force; to plunderH1497 — Full Word Study → the melting snowשֶׁ֗לֶגše·leḡ — snow; whiteness; purityH7950 — Full Word Study →, so Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wl — The grave; the abode of the dead; the underworldH7585 — Full Word Study → steals those who have sinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃ḥā·ṭā·’ū — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰The wombרֶ֨חֶם׀re·ḥem — womb; inner compassion; merciful tendernessH7358 — Full Word Study → forgets themיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyiš·kā·ḥê·hū — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study →; the wormרִמָּ֗הrim·māh — worm, larva, maggotH7415 — Full Word Study → feeds on themמְתָ֘ק֤וֹmə·ṯā·qōw — to become sweet; to make sweetH4985 — Full Word Study →; they are rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyiz·zā·ḵêr — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → noלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → moreע֥וֹד‘ō·wḏ — still, yet, again, continuing or additional occurrenceH5750 — Full Word Study →. So injusticeעַוְלָֽה׃‘aw·lāh — Moral evil, wickedness, unrighteousnessH5766 — Full Word Study → is like a broken tree. ²¹They preyרֹעֶ֣הrō·‘eh — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study → on the barrenעֲ֭קָרָה‘ă·qā·rāh — barren, unable to bear childrenH6135 — Full Word Study → and childlessלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, and show noלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → kindnessיְיֵטִֽיב׃yə·yê·ṭîḇ — to be good, to improve, to do wellH3190 — Full Word Study → to the widowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הwə·’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study →. ²²Yet by His powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbə·ḵō·ḥōw — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study →, God drags awayוּמָשַׁ֣ךְū·mā·šaḵ — to draw, pull, extend, or prolongH4900 — Full Word Study → the mightyאַבִּירִ֣ים’ab·bî·rîm — mighty one, strong warrior, or powerful bullH47 — Full Word Study →; though rising upיָ֝ק֗וּםyā·qūm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study →, they have noוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → assuranceיַאֲמִ֥יןya·’ă·mîn — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → of lifeבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ba·ḥay·yîn — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ²³He givesיִתֶּן־yit·ten- — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → them a sense of securityלָ֭בֶטַחlā·ḇe·ṭaḥ — Security, confidence, trust, or safetyH983 — Full Word Study →, but His eyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּwə·‘ê·nê·hū — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → are onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar·ḵê·hem — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּrō·wm·mū — to rise up, be exalted, mount upH7426 — Full Word Study → for a momentמְּעַ֨ט׀mə·‘aṭ — A small amount; little; fewH4592 — Full Word Study →, then they are goneוְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּwə·’ê·nen·nū — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study →; they are brought lowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּwə·hum·mə·ḵū — to sink down, be brought low, decayH4355 — Full Word Study → and gathered upיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyiq·qā·p̄ə·ṣūn — to spring up, skip, leap, or shutH7092 — Full Word Study → like all othersכַּכֹּ֥לkak·kōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →; they are cut offיִמָּֽלוּ׃yim·mā·lū — to circumcise; to cut offH5243 — Full Word Study → like headsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁū·ḵə·rōš — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study → of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתšib·bō·leṯ — flowing stream; ear of grain; branchH7641 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵Ifוְאִם־wə·’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → this is not soלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, thenאֵ֭פוֹ’ê·p̄ōw — where, here, thenH645 — Full Word Study → whoמִ֣יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can prove me a liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyaḵ·zî·ḇê·nî — to lie, deceive, or prove falseH3576 — Full Word Study → and reduceוְיָשֵׂ֥םwə·yā·śêm — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → my wordsמִלָּתִֽי׃סmil·lā·ṯî — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study → to nothingלְ֝אַ֗לlə·’al — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study →?”