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Job 20— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַ֭יַּעַן	way·ya·‘an	and answered	H6030
1	צֹפַ֥ר	ṣō·p̄ar	Zophar	H6691
2	הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י､	han·na·‘ă·mā·ṯî,	the Naamathite	H5284
3	וַיֹּאמַֽר׃､	way·yō·mar.	and said	H0559

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֭כֵן	lā·ḵên	therefore	H3651
1	שְׂעִפַּ֣י	śə·‘ip·pay	my anxious thoughts	H5587
2	יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי､	yə·šî·ḇū·nî;	make me answer	H7725
3	וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר	ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr,	and because	H5668
4	ח֣וּשִׁי	ḥū·šî	of the turmoil	H2363
5	בִֽי׃.	ḇî.	within me

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מוּסַ֣ר	mū·sar	The rebuke	H4148
1	כְּלִמָּתִ֣י､	kə·lim·mā·ṯî	that reproaches me	H3639
2	אֶשְׁמָ֑ע	’eš·mā‘;	I have heard	H8085
3	וְ֝ר֗וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ,	and the spirit	H7307
4	מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י	mib·bî·nā·ṯî	of my understanding	H0998
5	יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃.	ya·‘ă·nê·nî.	causes me to answer	H6030

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲזֹ֣את	hă·zōṯ	Do [not] this	H2063
1	יָ֭דַעְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	you know	H3045
2	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	of	H4480
3	עַ֑ד､	‘aḏ;	old	H5703
4	מִנִּ֤י	min·nî	Since	H4480
5	שִׂ֖ים	śîm	was placed	H7760
6	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	man	H0120
7	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	on	H5921
8	אָֽרֶץ׃､	’ā·reṣ.	earth	H0776

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	that	H3588
1	רִנְנַ֣ת	rin·naṯ	the triumphing	H7445
2	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	of the wicked	H7563
3	מִקָּר֑וֹב､	miq·qā·rō·wḇ;	is short	H7138
4	וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת	wə·śim·ḥaṯ	and the joy	H8057
5	חָנֵ֣ף	ḥā·nêp̄	of the hypocrite is	H2611
6	עֲדֵי־	‘ă·ḏê-	[but] for	H5704
7	רָֽגַע׃؟	rā·ḡa‘.	a moment	H7281

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Though	H0518
1	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	mounts up	H5927
2	לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם､	laš·šā·ma·yim	to the heavens	H8064
3	שִׂיא֑וֹ	śî·’ōw;	his haughtiness	H7863
4	וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ	wə·rō·šōw,	and his head	H7218
5	לָעָ֥ב–	lā·‘āḇ	to the clouds	H5645
6	יַגִּֽיעַ׃.	yag·gî·a‘.	reaches	H5060

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ–	kə·ḡe·lă·lōw	Like his own refuse	H1561
1	לָנֶ֣צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	forever	H5331
2	יֹאבֵ֑ד	yō·ḇêḏ;	[Yet] he will perish	H0006
3	רֹ֝אָ֗יו	rō·’āw,	Those who have seen him	H7200
4	יֹאמְר֥וּ､	yō·mə·rū	will say	H0559
5	אַיּֽוֹ׃.	’ay·yōw.	where is he	H0335

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כַּחֲל֣וֹם､	ka·ḥă·lō·wm	Like a dream	H2472
1	יָ֭עוּף	yā·‘ūp̄	He will fly away	H5774
2	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ–	yim·ṣā·’ū·hū;	be found	H4672
4	וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד	wə·yud·daḏ,	and Yes he will be chased away	H5074
5	כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן	kə·ḥez·yō·wn	like a vision	H2384
6	לָֽיְלָה׃.	lā·yə·lāh.	of the night	H3915

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַ֣יִן	‘a·yin	The eye	H5869
1	שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ	zā·p̄at·tū	[that] saw him	H7805
2	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and no	H3808
3	תוֹסִ֑יף–	ṯō·w·sîp̄;	will [see him] more	H3254
4	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	nor	H3808
5	ע֝֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ,	anymore	H5750
6	תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ	tə·šū·ren·nū	will behold him	H7789
7	מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃.	mə·qō·w·mōw.	his place	H4725

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בָּ֭נָיו	bā·nāw	His children	H1121
1	יְרַצּ֣וּ	yə·raṣ·ṣū	will seek the favor	H7521
2	דַלִּ֑ים､	ḏal·lîm;	of the poor	H1800
3	וְ֝יָדָ֗יו	wə·yā·ḏāw,	and his hands	H3027
4	תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה	tā·šê·ḇə·nāh	will restore	H7725
5	אוֹנֽוֹ׃.	’ō·w·nōw.	his wealth	H0202

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw	His bones	H6106
1	מָלְא֣וּ	mā·lə·’ū	are full	H4390
2	[עלומו]	‘ă·lū·mōw	-
3	(עֲלוּמָ֑יו)､	‘ă·lū·māw;	of his youthful vigor	H5934
4	וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ	wə·‘im·mōw,	but with him	H5973
5	עַל־	‘al-	in	H5921
6	עָפָ֥ר	‘ā·p̄ār	the dust	H6083
7	תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃.	tiš·kāḇ.	it will lie down	H7901

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Though	H0518
1	תַּמְתִּ֣יק	tam·tîq	is sweet	H4985
2	בְּפִ֣יו､	bə·p̄îw	in his mouth	H6310
3	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh;	evil	H7451
4	יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה	yaḵ·ḥî·ḏen·nāh,	[And] he hides it	H3582
5	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	under	H8478
6	לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃–	lə·šō·w·nōw.	his tongue	H3956

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַחְמֹ֣ל	yaḥ·mōl	[Though] he spares	H2550
1	עָ֭לֶיהָ	‘ā·le·hā	it	H5921
2	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה	ya·‘az·ḇen·nāh;	does forsake it	H5800
4	וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה	wə·yim·nā·‘en·nāh,	but keeps it still	H4513
5	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	in	H8432
6	חִכּֽוֹ׃､	ḥik·kōw.	his mouth	H2441

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַ֭חְמוֹ	laḥ·mōw	his food	H3899
1	בְּמֵעָ֣יו	bə·mê·‘āw	in his stomach	H4578
2	נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ､	neh·pāḵ;	[Yet] turns sour	H2015
3	מְרוֹרַ֖ת	mə·rō·w·raṯ	venom	H4846
4	פְּתָנִ֣ים	pə·ṯā·nîm	it becomes cobra	H6620
5	בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃.	bə·qir·bōw.	within him	H7130

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חַ֣יִל､	ḥa·yil	Riches	H2428
1	בָּ֭לַע	bā·la‘	He swallows down	H1104
2	וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ–	way·qi·’en·nū;	and vomits them up again	H6958
3	מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ	mib·biṭ·nōw,	of his belly	H0990
4	יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ	yō·w·ri·šen·nū	casts them out	H3423
5	אֵֽל׃.	’êl.	God	H0410

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רֹאשׁ־	rōš-	The poison	H7219
1	פְּתָנִ֥ים–	pə·ṯā·nîm	of cobras	H6620
2	יִינָ֑ק	yî·nāq;	He will suck	H3243
3	תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ	ta·har·ḡê·hū,	will slay him	H2026
4	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	the tongue	H3956
5	אֶפְעֶֽה׃.	’ep̄·‘eh.	of viper	H0660

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	יֵ֥רֶא	yê·re	He will see	H7200
2	בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת､	ḇip̄·lag·gō·wṯ;	the streams	H6390
3	נַהֲרֵ֥י､	na·hă·rê	the rivers	H5104
4	נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י	na·ḥă·lê,	flowing with	H5158
5	דְּבַ֣שׁ	də·ḇaš	honey	H1706
6	וְחֶמְאָֽה׃.	wə·ḥem·’āh.	and cream	H2529

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מֵשִׁ֣יב､	mê·šîḇ	He will restore	H7725
1	יָ֭גָע	yā·ḡā‘	that for which he labored	H3022
2	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and not	H3808
3	יִבְלָ֑ע–	yiḇ·lā‘;	will swallow [it] down	H1104
4	כְּחֵ֥יל	kə·ḥêl	from the proceeds	H2428
5	תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ	tə·mū·rā·ṯōw,	of business	H8545
6	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and no	H3808
7	יַעֲלֹֽס׃.	ya·‘ă·lōs.	He will get enjoyment	H5965

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	רִ֭צַּץ	riṣ·ṣaṣ	he has oppressed	H7533
2	עָזַ֣ב	‘ā·zaḇ	[and] forsaken	H5800
3	דַּלִּ֑ים–	dal·lîm;	the poor	H1800
4	בַּ֥יִת	ba·yiṯ	a house	H1004
5	גָּ֝זַ֗ל	gā·zal,	he has violently seized	H1497
6	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and not	H3808
7	יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃.	yi·ḇe·nê·hū.	which He did build	H1129

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י ׀	kî	Because	H3588
1	לֹא־	lō-	no	H3808
2	יָדַ֣ע	yā·ḏa‘	he knows	H3045
3	שָׁלֵ֣ו	šā·lêw	quietness	H7961
4	בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ､	bə·ḇiṭ·nōw;	in his heart	H0990
5	בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ	ba·ḥă·mū·ḏōw,	anything he desires	H2530
6	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
7	יְמַלֵּֽט׃.	yə·mal·lêṭ.	He will save	H4422

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֵין־	’ên-	Nothing	H0369
1	שָׂרִ֥יד–	śā·rîḏ	is left	H8300
2	לְאָכְל֑וֹ	lə·’ā·ḵə·lōw;	for him to eat	H0400
3	עַל־	‘al-	therefore	H5921
4	כֵּ֝֗ן	kên,	thus	H3651
5	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
6	יָחִ֥יל	yā·ḥîl	will last	H2342
7	טוּבֽוֹ׃.	ṭū·ḇōw.	his well-being	H2898

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בִּמְלֹ֣אות	bim·lō·wṯ	In	H4390
1	שִׂ֭פְקוֹ	p̄ə·qōw	his self-sufficiency	H5607
2	יֵ֣צֶר–	yê·ṣer	will be in distress	H3334
3	ל֑וֹ	lōw;	he
4	כָּל־	kāl-	every	H3605
5	יַ֖ד	yaḏ	hand	H3027
6	עָמֵ֣ל	‘ā·mêl	of misery	H6001
7	תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃.	tə·ḇō·w·’en·nū.	will come against him	H0935

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְהִ֤י ׀	yə·hî	[when] he is	H1961
1	לְמַלֵּ֬א	lə·mal·lê	about to fill	H4390
2	בִטְנ֗וֹ､	ḇiṭ·nōw,	his stomach	H0990
3	יְֽשַׁלַּח־	yə·šal·laḥ-	[God] will cast	H7971
4	בּ֭וֹ	bōw	on him
5	חֲר֣וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	the fury	H2740
6	אַפּ֑וֹ	’ap·pōw;	of His wrath	H0639
7	וְיַמְטֵ֥ר	wə·yam·ṭêr	and will rain [it]	H4305
8	עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ	‘ā·lê·mōw,	on him	H5921
9	בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃.	bil·ḥū·mōw.	while he is eating	H3894

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִ֭בְרַח	yiḇ·raḥ	He will flee	H1272
1	מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק､	min·nê·šeq	from the weapon	H5402
2	בַּרְזֶ֑ל	bar·zel;	iron	H1270
3	תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ	taḥ·lə·p̄ê·hū,	will pierce him through	H2498
4	קֶ֣שֶׁת	qe·šeṯ	a bow	H7198
5	נְחוּשָֽׁה׃.	nə·ḥū·šāh.	bronze	H5154

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׁלַף֮､	šā·lap̄	It is drawn	H8025
1	וַיֵּצֵ֪א	way·yê·ṣê	and comes out	H3318
2	מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה–	mig·gê·wāh	of the body	H1465
3	וּ֭בָרָק	ū·ḇā·rāq	and Yes the glittering [point]	H1300
4	מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ–	mim·mə·rō·rā·ṯōw	out of his gall	H4846
5	יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ	ya·hă·lōḵ,	comes]	H1980
6	עָלָ֥יו	‘ā·lāw	upon him	H5921
7	אֵמִֽים׃.	’ê·mîm.	Terrors [come]	H0367

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כָּל־	kāl-	Total	H3605
1	חֹשֶׁךְ֮	ḥō·šeḵ	darkness	H2822
2	טָמ֪וּן	ṭā·mūn	[is] reserved	H2934
3	לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו､	liṣ·pū·nāw	for his treasures	H6845
4	תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ	tə·’ā·ḵə·lê·hū	will consume him	H0398
5	אֵ֣שׁ	’êš	An fire	H0784
6	לֹֽא־	lō-	not	H3808
7	נֻפָּ֑ח	nup·pāḥ;	unfanned	H5301
8	יֵ֖רַע	yê·ra‘	it shall go ill	H3415
9	שָׂרִ֣יד	śā·rîḏ	with him who is left	H8300
10	בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃.	bə·’ā·ho·lōw.	in his tent	H0168

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְגַלּ֣וּ	yə·ḡal·lū	Will reveal	H1540
1	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	the heavens	H8064
2	עֲוֺנ֑וֹ–	‘ă·wō·nōw;	his iniquity	H5771
3	וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ	wə·’e·reṣ,	and the earth	H0776
4	מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה	miṯ·qō·w·mā·māh	will rise up	H6965
5	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	against him

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִ֭גֶל､	yi·ḡel	Will depart	H1540
1	יְב֣וּל	yə·ḇūl	the increase	H2981
2	בֵּית֑וֹ	bê·ṯōw;	of his house	H1004
3	נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת	nig·gā·rō·wṯ,	[And his goods] will flow away	H5064
4	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	in the day	H3117
5	אַפּֽוֹ׃.	’ap·pōw.	of His wrath	H0639

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זֶ֤ה ׀	zeh	This [is]	H2088
1	חֵֽלֶק־	ḥê·leq-	the portion for	H2506
2	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	a man	H0120
3	רָ֭שָׁע	rā·šā‘	wicked	H7563
4	מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים	mê·’ĕ·lō·hîm;	from God	H0430
5	וְנַחֲלַ֖ת	wə·na·ḥă·laṯ	and the heritage	H5159
6	אִמְר֣וֹ	’im·rōw	appointed to him	H0561
7	מֵאֵֽל׃.	mê·’êl.	by God	H0410
8	פ	p̄	-