Job 8

¹Then Bildadבִּלְדַּ֥דbil·daḏ — Lord of friendshipH1085 — Full Word Study → the Shuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יhaš·šū·ḥî — Inhabitant of ShuahH7747 — Full Word Study → repliedוַ֭יַּעַןway·ya·‘an — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →: ²“How longעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → will you go on sayingתְּמַלֶּל־tə·mal·lel- — To speak, utter, or say (poetic)H4448 — Full Word Study → such thingsאֵ֑לֶּה’êl·leh — These; those; the onesH428 — Full Word Study →? The wordsאִמְרֵי־’im·rê- — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃p̄î·ḵā — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → are a blusteringכַּ֝בִּירkab·bîr — mighty, strong, powerfulH3524 — Full Word Study → windוְר֥וּחַwə·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →. ³Does Godהַ֭אֵלha·’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תyə·‘aw·wêṯ — To twist, bend, or pervert from the correct pathH5791 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →? Does the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יšad·dai — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־yə·‘aw·wêṯ- — To twist, bend, or pervert from the correct pathH5791 — Full Word Study → what is rightצֶֽדֶק׃ṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study →? ⁴Whenאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → your childrenבָּנֶ֥יךָbā·ne·ḵā — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־ḥā·ṭə·’ū- — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study → against Him, He gave them overוַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗םway·šal·lə·ḥêm — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → to their rebellionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃piš·‘ām — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study →. ⁵But ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → youאַ֭תָּה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → would earnestly seekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רtə·ša·ḥêr — To seek diligently, inquire earlyH7836 — Full Word Study → Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → and ask the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יšad·dai — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → for mercyתִּתְחַנָּֽן׃tiṯ·ḥan·nān — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →, ⁶ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → youאָ֥תָּה’āt·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → are pureזַ֥ךְzaḵ — Pure, clean, unmixedH2134 — Full Word Study → and uprightוְיָשָׁ֗רwə·yā·šār — upright, straight, righteous, justH3477 — Full Word Study →, evenכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → nowעַ֭תָּה‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → He will rouse Himselfיָעִ֣ירyā·‘îr — To wake up, rouse, stir up, awakenH5782 — Full Word Study → on your behalfעָלֶ֑יךָ‘ā·le·ḵā — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and restoreוְ֝שִׁלַּ֗םwə·šil·lam — to complete, make peace, repayH7999 — Full Word Study → your righteousצִדְקֶֽךָ׃ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → estateנְוַ֣תnə·waṯ — Pleasant dwelling place or homeH5116 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Though your beginningsרֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣rê·šî·ṯə·ḵā — Beginning, first, principal, chiefH7225 — Full Word Study → wereוְהָיָ֣הwə·hā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → modestמִצְעָ֑רmiṣ·‘ār — Little one; small child; youthH4705 — Full Word Study →, your latter daysוְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯə·ḵā — End, latter time, final outcomeH319 — Full Word Study → will flourishיִשְׂגֶּ֥הyiś·geh — To grow, enlarge, or increaseH7685 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Pleaseנָ֭אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → inquireשְׁאַל־šə·’al- — to ask, request, inquire, or demandH7592 — Full Word Study → of pastרִישׁ֑וֹןrî·šō·wn — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study → generationsלְדֹ֣רlə·ḏōr — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study → and considerוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןwə·ḵō·w·nên — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → the discoveriesלְחֵ֣קֶרlə·ḥê·qer — investigation, searching, inquiry, unsearchableH2714 — Full Word Study → of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām — H1 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → we were born yesterdayתְמ֣וֹלṯə·mō·wl — Yesterday; time past; formerlyH8543 — Full Word Study → and knowנֵדָ֑עnê·ḏā‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → nothingוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →; our daysיָמֵ֣ינוּyā·mê·nū — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → onעֲלֵי־‘ă·lê- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → earthאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → are but a shadowצֵ֖לṣêl — shadow; protection; shelterH6738 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Will theyהֵ֣םhêm — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study → notהֲלֹא־hă·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → teach youי֭וֹרוּךָyō·w·rū·ḵā — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → and tellיֹ֣אמְרוּyō·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → you, and speakיוֹצִ֥אוּyō·w·ṣi·’ū — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → from their understandingוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םū·mil·lib·bām — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →? ¹¹Does papyrusגֹּ֭מֶאgō·me — reed or rush plantH1573 — Full Word Study → growהֲיִֽגְאֶה־hă·yiḡ·’eh- — to rise up, grow tall, be exaltedH1342 — Full Word Study → where there is noבְּלֹ֣אbə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → marshבִצָּ֑הḇiṣ·ṣāh — Swamp or marshy ground; mireH1207 — Full Word Study →? Do reedsאָ֥חוּ’ā·ḥū — Reed, flag, or marsh grassH260 — Full Word Study → flourishיִשְׂגֶּה־yiś·geh- — To grow, enlarge, or increaseH7685 — Full Word Study → withoutבְלִי־ḇə·lî- — without, lack of, absenceH1097 — Full Word Study → waterמָֽיִם׃mā·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →? ¹²Whileעֹדֶ֣נּוּ‘ō·ḏen·nū — still, yet, again, continuing or additional occurrenceH5750 — Full Word Study → the shootsבְ֭אִבּוֹḇə·’ib·bōw — Fresh green vegetation; herbage or greennessH3 — Full Word Study → are still uncutלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, they dry upיִיבָֽשׁ׃yî·ḇāš — to wither, dry up, or be ashamedH3001 — Full Word Study → quicker than grassחָצִ֣ירḥā·ṣîr — grass; vegetation; hayH2682 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Suchכֵּ֗ןkên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → is the destinyאָ֭רְחוֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיšō·ḵə·ḥê — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →; so the hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תwə·ṯiq·waṯ — Hope; expectation; cord of attachmentH8615 — Full Word Study → of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףḥā·nêp̄ — profane, ungodly, hypocriteH2611 — Full Word Study → will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃tō·ḇêḏ — To perish, be destroyed, or lostH6 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Hisאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → confidenceכִּסְל֑וֹkis·lōw — loins; confidence; follyH3689 — Full Word Study → is fragileיָק֥וֹטyā·qō·wṭ — to cut off, sever, or be cut offH6990 — Full Word Study →; his securityמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miḇ·ṭa·ḥōw — Trust, confidence, secure refugeH4009 — Full Word Study → is in a spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ‘ak·kā·ḇîš — Spider; creature that spins websH5908 — Full Word Study → webוּבֵ֥יתū·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵He leansיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyiš·šā·‘ên — To lean on, rely upon, trust inH8172 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → his webבֵּ֭יתוֹbê·ṯōw — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →, but it gives wayיַעֲמֹ֑דya·‘ă·mōḏ — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study →; he holds fastיַחֲזִ֥יקya·ḥă·zîq — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study →, but it does notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → endureיָקֽוּם׃yā·qūm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Heה֭וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is a well-watered plantרָטֹ֣בrā·ṭōḇ — Fresh, green, moist, vigorousH7373 — Full Word Study → inלִפְנֵי־lip̄·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the sunshineשָׁ֑מֶשׁšā·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study →, spreadingתֵצֵֽא׃ṯê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → its shootsיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyō·naq·tōw — tender shoot or young branchH3127 — Full Word Study → overוְעַ֥לwə·‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹgan·nā·ṯōw — Garden; enclosed cultivated plot of landH1593 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוšā·rā·šāw — Root; foundation; origin; bottomH8328 — Full Word Study → wrapיְסֻבָּ֑כוּyə·sub·bā·ḵū — To interweave, entwine, or wrap togetherH5440 — Full Word Study → aroundעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the rock heapגַּ֭לgal — wave, billow, surge of waterH1530 — Full Word Study →; he looks forיֶחֱזֶֽה׃ye·ḥĕ·zeh — to see, behold, perceive, or prophesyH2372 — Full Word Study → a home amongבֵּ֖יתbêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → the stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים’ă·ḇā·nîm — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → he is uprootedיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּyə·ḇal·lə·‘en·nū — to swallow, devour, consume completelyH1104 — Full Word Study → from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmim·mə·qō·w·mōw — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →, it will disownוְכִ֥חֶשׁwə·ḵi·ḥeš — to deceive, lie, or deal falselyH3584 — Full Word Study → him, saying, ‘I never saw youרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃rə·’î·ṯî·ḵā — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →.’ ¹⁹Surelyהֶן־hen- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → thisה֭וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is the joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂmə·śō·wś — Joy, gladness, or rejoicingH4885 — Full Word Study → of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar·kōw — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →; yet othersאַחֵ֥ר’a·ḥêr — another, different, or following person or thingH312 — Full Word Study → will springיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yiṣ·mā·ḥū — to sprout, grow, or spring upH6779 — Full Word Study → from the dustוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רū·mê·‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰Beholdהֶן־hen- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, Godאֵ֭ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → does notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → rejectיִמְאַס־yim·’as- — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study → the blamelessתָּ֑םtām — Complete, perfect, upright, blamelessH8535 — Full Word Study →, nor will Heוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → strengthenיַ֝חֲזִ֗יקya·ḥă·zîq — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → the handבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃mə·rê·‘îm — to break, spoil, or do evilH7489 — Full Word Study →. ²¹He will yetעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → fill your mouthפִּ֑יךָpî·ḵā — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → withיְמַלֵּ֣הyə·mal·lêh — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → laughterשְׂח֣וֹקśə·ḥō·wq — laughter, derision, mockeryH7814 — Full Word Study →, and your lipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָū·śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → with a shout of joyתְרוּעָֽה׃ṯə·rū·‘āh — Loud shout or trumpet blast of joyH8643 — Full Word Study →. ²²Your enemiesשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָśō·nə·’e·ḵā — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study → will be clothedיִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil·bə·šū- — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study → in shameבֹ֑שֶׁתḇō·šeṯ — shame, disgrace, dishonorH1322 — Full Word Study →, and the tentוְאֹ֖הֶלwə·’ō·hel — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → will be no moreאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃פ’ê·nen·nū — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study →.”