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Job 21— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיַּ֥עַן	way·ya·‘an	And answered	H6030
1	אִיּ֗וֹב	’î·yō·wḇ,	Job	H0347
2	וַיֹּאמַֽר׃､	way·yō·mar.	and said	H0559

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שִׁמְע֣וּ	šim·‘ū	Listen	H8085
1	שָׁ֭מוֹעַ	mō·w·a‘	carefully	H8085
2	מִלָּתִ֑י､	mil·lā·ṯî;	to my speech	H4405
3	וּתְהִי־	ū·ṯə·hî-	and let be	H1961
4	זֹ֝֗את	zōṯ,	this	H2063
5	תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃.	tan·ḥū·mō·ṯê·ḵem.	your consolation	H8575

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָׂ֭אוּנִי	’ū·nî	Bear with me	H5375
1	וְאָנֹכִ֣י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	that I	H0595
2	אֲדַבֵּ֑ר–	’ă·ḏab·bêr;	may speak	H1696
3	וְאַחַ֖ר	wə·’a·ḥar	and after	H0310
4	דַּבְּרִ֣י､	dab·bə·rî	I have spoken	H1696
5	תַלְעִֽיג׃.	ṯal·‘îḡ.	keep mocking	H3932

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֶ֭אָנֹכִי､	he·’ā·nō·ḵî	[is] as for me	H0595
1	לְאָדָ֣ם؟	lə·’ā·ḏām	against man	H0120
2	שִׂיחִ֑י	śî·ḥî;	my complaint	H7879
3	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	and if [it were]	H0518
4	מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘,	why	H4069
5	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
6	תִקְצַ֥ר	ṯiq·ṣar	should be impatient	H7114
7	רוּחִֽי׃؟	rū·ḥî.	I	H7307

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פְּנוּ־	pə·nū-	Look	H6437
1	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Look at me	H0413
2	וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ､	wə·hā·šam·mū;	and be astonished	H8074
3	וְשִׂ֖ימוּ	wə·śî·mū	and Put	H7760
4	יָ֣ד	yāḏ	[your] hand	H3027
5	עַל־	‘al-	over	H5921
6	פֶּֽה׃.	peh.	[your] mouth	H6310

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	And Even when	H0518
1	זָכַ֥רְתִּי	zā·ḵar·tî	I remember	H2142
2	וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי､	wə·niḇ·hā·lə·tî;	and I am terrified	H0926
3	וְאָחַ֥ז	wə·’ā·ḥaz	and takes hold	H0270
4	בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י	bə·śā·rî,	of my flesh	H1320
5	פַּלָּצֽוּת׃.	pal·lā·ṣūṯ.	trembling	H6427

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַדּ֣וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Why	H4069
1	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	the wicked	H7563
2	יִחְי֑וּ､	yiḥ·yū;	do live	H2421
3	עָ֝תְק֗וּ､	‘ā·ṯə·qū,	[and] become old	H6275
4	גַּם־､	gam-	Yes	H1571
5	גָּ֥בְרוּ	gā·ḇə·rū	become mighty	H1396
6	חָֽיִל׃؟	ḥā·yil.	in power	H2428

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זַרְעָ֤ם	zar·‘ām	their descendants	H2233
1	נָכ֣וֹן	nā·ḵō·wn	are established	H3559
2	לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם	lip̄·nê·hem	in their sight	H6440
3	עִמָּ֑ם	‘im·mām;	with them	H5973
4	וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם	wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem,	and their offspring	H6631
5	לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃.	lə·‘ê·nê·hem.	before their eyes	H5869

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם	bāt·tê·hem	Their houses [are]	H1004
1	שָׁל֣וֹם	šā·lō·wm	safe	H7965
2	מִפָּ֑חַד､	mip·pā·ḥaḏ;	from fear	H6343
3	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	and neither	H3808
4	שֵׁ֖בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	[is] the rod	H7626
5	אֱל֣וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	of God	H0433
6	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.	‘ă·lê·hem.	upon them	H5921

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שׁוֹר֣וֹ	šō·w·rōw	Their bull	H7794
1	עִ֭בַּר､	‘ib·bar	breeds	H5674
2	וְלֹ֣א–	wə·lō	and without	H3808
3	יַגְעִ֑ל	yaḡ·‘il;	failure	H1602
4	תְּפַלֵּ֥ט､	tə·p̄al·lêṭ	calves	H6403
5	פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ	pā·rā·ṯōw,	their cow	H6510
6	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	and without	H3808
7	תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃.	ṯə·šak·kêl.	miscarriage	H7921

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ	yə·šal·lə·ḥū	They send forth	H7971
1	כַ֭צֹּאן､	ḵaṣ·ṣōn	like a flock	H6629
2	עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·wî·lê·hem;	their little ones	H5759
3	וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם	wə·yal·ḏê·hem,	and their children	H3206
4	יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃.	yə·raq·qê·ḏūn.	dance	H7540

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִ֭שְׂאוּ	yiś·’ū	They sing	H5375
1	כְּתֹ֣ף	kə·ṯōp̄	to the tambourine	H8596
2	וְכִנּ֑וֹר､	wə·ḵin·nō·wr;	and harp	H3658
3	וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ	wə·yiś·mə·ḥū,	and rejoice	H8055
4	לְק֣וֹל	lə·qō·wl	to the sound	H6963
5	עוּגָֽב׃.	‘ū·ḡāḇ.	of the flute	H5748

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	[יבלו]	yə·ḇal·lū	-
1	(יְכַלּ֣וּ)	yə·ḵal·lū	They spend	H1086
2	בַטּ֣וֹב､	ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ	in wealth	H2896
3	יְמֵיהֶ֑ם	yə·mê·hem;	their days	H3117
4	וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע	ū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘,	and in a moment	H7281
5	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	to the grave	H7585
6	יֵחָֽתּוּ׃.	yê·ḥāt·tū.	go down	H5181

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	And yet they say	H0559
1	לָ֭אֵל､	lā·’êl	to God	H0410
2	ס֣וּר	sūr	Depart	H5493
3	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū;	from us	H4480
4	וְדַ֥עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	for the knowledge	H1847
5	דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā,	of Your ways	H1870
6	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
7	חָפָֽצְנוּ׃.	ḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·nū.	we do desire	H2654

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַה־	mah-	What [is]	H4100
1	שַׁדַּ֥י､	šad·day	the Almighty	H7706
2	כִּֽי־	kî-	that	H3588
3	נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ	na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū;	we should serve Him	H5647
4	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	and what	H4100
5	נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל	nō·w·‘îl,	profit do we have	H3276
6	כִּ֣י	kî	if	H3588
7	נִפְגַּע־	nip̄·ga‘-	we pray	H6293
8	בּֽוֹ׃.	bōw.	to Him

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֤ן､	hên	Indeed	H2005
1	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
2	בְיָדָ֣ם–	ḇə·yā·ḏām	in their hand	H3027
3	טוּבָ֑ם	ṭū·ḇām;	their prosperity [is]	H2898
4	עֲצַ֥ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	the counsel	H6098
5	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm,	of the wicked	H7563
6	רָ֣חֲקָה	rā·ḥă·qāh	is far	H7368
7	מֶֽנִּי׃.	men·nî.	from me	H4480

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כַּמָּ֤ה ׀	kam·māh	How often	H4100
1	נֵר־	nêr-	is the lamp	H5216
2	רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים	rə·šā·‘îm	of the wicked	H7563
3	יִדְעָ֗ךְ!	yiḏ·‘āḵ,	put out	H1846
4	וְיָבֹ֣א	wə·yā·ḇō	and [How often] does come	H0935
5	עָלֵ֣ימוֹ	‘ā·lê·mōw	upon them	H5921
6	אֵידָ֑ם	’ê·ḏām;	their destruction	H0343
7	חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים	ḥă·ḇā·lîm,	the sorrows	H2256
8	יְחַלֵּ֥ק	yə·ḥal·lêq	[God] distributes	H2505
9	בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃.	bə·’ap·pōw.	in His anger	H0639

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִהְי֗וּ	yih·yū,	They are	H1961
1	כְּתֶ֥בֶן	kə·ṯe·ḇen	like straw	H8401
2	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	before	H6440
3	ר֑וּחַ､	rū·aḥ;	the wind	H7307
4	וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ	ū·ḵə·mōṣ,	and like chaff	H4671
5	גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ	gə·nā·ḇat·tū	that carries away	H1589
6	סוּפָֽה׃.	sū·p̄āh.	a storm	H5492

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֱל֗וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah,	[They say] God	H0433
1	יִצְפֹּן־	yiṣ·pōn-	lays up	H6845
2	לְבָנָ֥יו–	lə·ḇā·nāw	for his children	H1121
3	אוֹנ֑וֹ	’ō·w·nōw;	one's iniquity	H0205
4	יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם	yə·šal·lêm	let Him recompense	H7999
5	אֵלָ֣יו	’ê·lāw	him	H0413
6	וְיֵדָֽע׃.	wə·yê·ḏā‘.	that he may know [it]	H3045

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִרְא֣וּ	yir·’ū	Let see	H7200
1	[עינו]	‘ê·nōw	-
2	(עֵינָ֣יו)	‘ê·nāw	his eyes	H5869
3	כִּיד֑וֹ､	kî·ḏōw;	his destruction	H3589
4	וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת	ū·mê·ḥă·maṯ	and of the wrath	H2534
5	שַׁדַּ֣י	šad·day	of the Almighty	H7706
6	יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃.	yiš·teh.	let him drink	H8354

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	מַה־	mah-	what	H4100
2	חֶפְצ֣וֹ	ḥep̄·ṣōw	does he care	H2656
3	בְּבֵית֣וֹ	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	about his household	H1004
4	אַחֲרָ֑יו	’a·ḥă·rāw;	after him	H0310
5	וּמִסְפַּ֖ר	ū·mis·par	and when the number	H4557
6	חֳדָשָׁ֣יו	ḥo·ḏā·šāw	of his months	H2320
7	חֻצָּֽצוּ׃؟	ḥuṣ·ṣā·ṣū.	is cut in half	H2686

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַלְאֵ֥ל	hal·’êl	can God	H0410
1	יְלַמֶּד־	yə·lam·meḏ-	[anyone] teach	H3925
2	דָּ֑עַת؟	dā·‘aṯ;	knowledge	H1847
3	וְ֝ה֗וּא	wə·hū,	since He	H1931
4	רָמִ֥ים	rā·mîm	those on high	H7311
5	יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃.	yiš·pō·wṭ.	judges	H8199

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זֶ֗ה	zeh,	This [on]	H2088
1	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	dies	H4191
2	בְּעֶ֣צֶם､	bə·‘e·ṣem	in strength	H6106
3	תֻּמּ֑וֹ	tum·mōw;	his full	H8537
4	כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ	kul·lōw,	[Being] wholly	H3605
5	שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן	šal·’ă·nan	at ease	H7946
6	וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃.	wə·šā·lêw.	and secure	H7961

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֲ֭טִינָיו	‘ă·ṭî·nāw	His pails	H5845
1	מָלְא֣וּ	mā·lə·’ū	are full	H4390
2	חָלָ֑ב､	ḥā·lāḇ;	of milk	H2461
3	וּמֹ֖חַ	ū·mō·aḥ	and the marrow	H4221
4	עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw	of his bones	H6106
5	יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃.	yə·šuq·qeh.	is moist	H8248

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְזֶ֗ה	wə·zeh,	And this [one]	H2088
1	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	dies	H4191
2	בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ､	bə·ne·p̄eš	of his soul	H5315
3	מָרָ֑ה	mā·rāh;	in the bitterness	H4751
4	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	and Never	H3808
5	אָ֝כַ֗ל	’ā·ḵal,	having eaten	H0398
6	בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃.	baṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh.	with pleasure	H2896

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַ֭חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Alike	H3162
1	עַל־	‘al-	in	H5921
2	עָפָ֣ר､	‘ā·p̄ār	the dust	H6083
3	יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ	yiš·kā·ḇū;	they lie down	H7901
4	וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה	wə·rim·māh,	and worms	H7415
5	תְּכַסֶּ֥ה	tə·ḵas·seh	cover	H3680
6	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.	‘ă·lê·hem.	them	H5921

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֵ֣ן､	hên	Look	H2005
1	יָ֭דַעְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	I know	H3045
2	מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם､	maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem;	your thoughts	H4284
3	וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת	ū·mə·zim·mō·wṯ,	and the schemes [with which]	H4209
4	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	me	H5921
5	תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃.	taḥ·mō·sū.	you would wrong	H2554

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	תֹֽאמְר֗וּ､	ṯō·mə·rū,	you say	H0559
2	אַיֵּ֥ה	’ay·yêh	where [is]	H0346
3	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	the house of	H1004
4	נָדִ֑יב؟	nā·ḏîḇ;	the prince	H5081
5	וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה	wə·’ay·yêh,	and where [is]	H0346
6	אֹ֤הֶל ׀	’ō·hel	the tent	H0168
7	מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת	miš·kə·nō·wṯ	the dwelling place of	H4908
8	רְשָׁעִֽים׃؟	rə·šā·‘îm.	the wicked	H7563

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	have not	H3808
1	שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם	’el·tem	you asked	H7592
2	ע֣וֹבְרֵי	‘ō·wḇ·rê	those who travel	H5674
3	דָ֑רֶךְ؟	ḏā·reḵ;	the road	H1870
4	וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם､	wə·’ō·ṯō·ṯām,	and their signs	H0226
5	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
6	תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃.	ṯə·nak·kê·rū.	do you know	H5234

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	לְי֣וֹם	lə·yō·wm	the day	H3117
2	אֵ֭יד؟	’êḏ	of doom	H0343
3	יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ	yê·ḥā·śeḵ	are reserved for	H2820
4	רָ֑ע	rā‘;	the wicked	H7451
5	לְי֖וֹם	lə·yō·wm	on the day	H3117
6	עֲבָר֣וֹת	‘ă·ḇā·rō·wṯ	of wrath	H5678
7	יוּבָֽלוּ׃.	yū·ḇā·lū.	they shall be brought out	H2986

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִֽי־	mî-	Who	H4310
1	יַגִּ֣יד	yag·gîḏ	condemns	H5046
2	עַל־	‘al-	to	H5921
3	פָּנָ֣יו؟	pā·nāw	his face	H6440
4	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	dar·kōw;	his way	H1870
5	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	and he	H1931
6	עָ֝שָׂ֗ה؟	‘ā·śāh,	[for what] has done	H6213
7	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
8	יְשַׁלֶּם־	yə·šal·lem-	repays	H7999
9	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	him

Verse 32

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭הוּא	wə·hū	And yet he	H1931
1	לִקְבָר֣וֹת､	liq·ḇā·rō·wṯ	to the grave	H6913
2	יוּבָ֑ל	yū·ḇāl;	shall be brought	H2986
3	וְֽעַל־	wə·‘al-	and over	H5921
4	גָּדִ֥ישׁ	gā·ḏîš	the tomb	H1430
5	יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃.	yiš·qō·wḏ.	a vigil kept	H8245

Verse 33

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מָֽתְקוּ־	mā·ṯə·qū-	Shall be sweet	H4985
1	ל֗וֹ	lōw,	to him
2	רִגְבֵ֫י	riḡ·ḇê	the clods	H7263
3	נָ֥חַל	nā·ḥal	of the valley	H5158
4	וְ֭אַחֲרָיו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	and him	H0310
5	כָּל־	kāl-	every	H3605
6	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Everyone	H0120
7	יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ	yim·šō·wḵ;	shall follow	H4900
8	וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו	ū·lə·p̄ā·nāw,	and as before him	H6440
9	אֵ֣ין	’ên	as innumerable	H0369
10	מִסְפָּֽר׃.	mis·pār.	countless [have gone]	H4557

Verse 34

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭אֵיךְ	wə·’êḵ	Then how	H0349
1	תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי	tə·na·ḥă·mū·nî	can you comfort me	H5162
2	הָ֑בֶל､	hā·ḇel;	with empty words	H1892
3	וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם	ū·ṯə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem,	since in your answers	H8666
4	נִשְׁאַר־	niš·’ar-	remains	H7604
5	מָֽעַל׃؟	mā·‘al.	falsehood	H4604
6	ס	s	-