1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Eliphaz H464 (אֱלִיפַז) — Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau
- the Temanite H8489 (תֵּימָנִי) — a Temanite or descendant of Teman
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Can a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- be profitable H5532 (סָכַן) — to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary
- unto God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- as H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- he that is wise H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- may be profitable H5532 (סָכַן) — to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- any pleasure H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- to the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- that thou art righteous H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- gain H1215 (בֶּצַע) — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- that thou makest thy ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- perfect H8552 (תָּמַם) — to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
4 Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Will he reprove H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- thee for fear H3374 (יִרְאָה) — fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- of thee? will he enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- with thee into judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- not thy wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- and thine iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- infinite H7093 (קֵץ) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou hast taken a pledge H2254 (חָבַל) — to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- from thy brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- for nought H2600 (חִנָּם) — gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
- and stripped H6584 (פָּשַׁט) — to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
- the naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- of their clothing H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast not given water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- to the weary H5889 (עָיֵף) — languid
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- and thou hast withholden H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- from the hungry H7457 (רָעֵב) — hungry (more or less intensely)
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the mighty H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- he had the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the honourable man H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- and the honourable man H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- widows H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- away empty H7387 (רֵיקָם) — emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
- and the arms H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- of the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- have been broken H1792 (דָּכָא) — to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore snares H6341 (פַּח) — a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- thee, and sudden H6597 (פִּתְאוֹם) — instantly
- fear H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- troubleth H926 (בָּהַל) — to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously
11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Or darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- thou canst not see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- and abundance H8229 (שִׁפְעָה) — copiousness
- of waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- cover H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- not God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- in the height H1363 (גֹּבַהּ) — elation, grandeur, arrogance
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the height H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- how high H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thou sayest H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- How doth God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- can he judge H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- through the dark cloud H6205 (עֲרָפֶל) — gloom (as of a lowering sky)
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thick clouds H5645 (עָב) — properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
- a covering H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- to him, that he seeth H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- not; and he walketh H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in the circuit H2329 (חוּג) — a circle
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hast thou marked H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- the old H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- way H734 (אֹרַח) — a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
- which wicked H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- men H4962 (מַת) — properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
- have trodden H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which were cut down H7059 (קָמַט) — to pluck, i.e. destroy
- out of time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- whose foundation H3247 (יְסוֹד) — a foundation (literally or figuratively)
- was overflown H3332 (יָצַק) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
- with a flood H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- Depart H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- from us: and what can the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- do H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yet he filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- their houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- with good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- but the counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
- of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- is far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- and are glad H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- and the innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- laugh them to scorn H3932 (לָעַג) — to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
20 Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Whereas H518 (אִם) — used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
- our substance H7009 (קִים) — an opponent (as rising against one), i.e. (collectively) enemies
- is not cut down H3582 (כָּחַד) — to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
- but the remnant H3499 (יֶתֶר) — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
- of them the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- consumeth H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Acquaint H5532 (סָכַן) — to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary
- now thyself with him, and be at peace H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- thereby good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Receive H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- I pray thee, the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- from his mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- and lay up H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- his words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
- in thine heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If thou return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- thou shalt be built up H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- thou shalt put away H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- iniquity H5766 (עֶוֶל) — (moral) evil
- far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from thy tabernacles H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
24 And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shalt thou lay up H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- gold H1220 (בֶּצֶר) — strictly a clipping, i.e. gold (as dug out)
- as H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of Ophir H211 (אוֹפִיר) — Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
- as the stones H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- of the brooks H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- shall be thy defence H1220 (בֶּצֶר) — strictly a clipping, i.e. gold (as dug out)
- and thou shalt have plenty H8443 (תּוֹעָפָה) — (only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
- of silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For then shalt thou have thy delight H6026 (עָנַג) — to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
- in the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- and shalt lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thy face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- unto God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt make thy prayer H6279 (עָתַר) — to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
- unto him, and he shall hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- thee, and thou shalt pay H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- thy vows H5088 (נֶדֶר) — a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt also decree H1504 (גָּזַר) — to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
- a thing H562 (אֹמֶר)
- and it shall be established H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- unto thee: and the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- shall shine H5050 (נָגַהּ) — to glitter; causatively, to illuminate
- upon thy ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- are cast down H8213 (שָׁפֵל) — to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
- then thou shalt say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- lifting up H1466 (גֵּוָה) — exaltation; (figuratively) arrogance
- and he shall save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- the humble H7807 (שַׁח) — sunk, i.e. downcast
- person H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
30 He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He shall deliver H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- the island H336 (אִי) — not
- of the innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- and it is delivered H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- by the pureness H1252 (בֹּר) — purity
- of thine hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…