1 Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why, seeing times H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- are not hidden H6845 (צָפַן) — to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
- from the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- do they that know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- him not see H2372 (חָזָה) — to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
- his days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
2 There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- remove H5381 (נָשַׂג) — to reach (literally or figuratively)
- the landmarks H1367 (גְּבוּלָה) — a boundary, region
- they violently take away H1497 (גָּזַל) — to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- flocks H5739 (עֵדֶר) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
- and feed H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They drive away H5090 (נָהַג) — to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by…
- the donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- of the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- they take 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)
- the widow’s H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- for 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)
4 They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They turn H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- the needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- out of the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- the poor H6035 (עָנָו) — depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
- the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- hide H2244 (חָבָא) — to secrete
- themselves together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- wild donkeys H6501 (פֶּרֶא) — the onager
- in the desert H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- go they forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- to their work H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- rising betimes H7836 (שָׁחַר) — properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
- for a prey H2964 (טֶרֶף) — something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food
- the wilderness H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
- food H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- children H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
6 They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They reap H7114 (קָצַר) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
- his provender H1098 (בְּלִיל) — mixed, i.e. (specifically) feed (for cattle)
- in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- and they gather H3953 (לָקַשׁ) — to gather the after crop
- the vintage H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
7 They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They cause the naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- to lodge H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- without clothing H3830 (לְבוּשׁ) — a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- no covering H3682 (כְּסוּת) — a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
- in the cold H7135 (קָרָה) — coolness
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They are wet H7372 (רָטַב) — to be moist
- with the showers H2230 (זֶרֶם) — a gush of water
- of the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and embrace H2263 (חָבַק) — to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
- the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- for want of a shelter H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
9 There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They pluck H1497 (גָּזַל) — to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- from the breast H7699 (שַׁד) — the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
- and take 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)
- of the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
10 So that they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- to go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- without clothing H3830 (לְבוּשׁ) — a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- and they take away H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the sheaf H6016 (עֹמֶר) — properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure
- the hungry H7457 (רָעֵב) — hungry (more or less intensely)
11 They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- make oil H6671 (צָהַר) — to press out oil
- within H996 (בֵּין) — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- their walls H7791 (שׁוּר) — a wall (as going about)
- tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- winepresses H3342 (יֶקֶב) — a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)
- and suffer thirst H6770 (צָמֵא) — to thirst (literally or figuratively)
12 From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Men H4962 (מַת) — properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
- groan H5008 (נָאַק) — to groan
- from out of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- of the wounded H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- crieth out H7768 (שָׁוַע) — properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
- yet God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- layeth H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- not folly H8604 (תִּפְלָה) — frivolity
13 These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They are of those that rebel H4775 (מָרַד) — to rebel
- against the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- they know H5234 (נָכַר) — properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspic…
- not the ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- thereof, nor abide H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the paths H5410 (נָתִיב) — a (beaten) track
14 The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The murderer H7523 (רָצַח) — properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- rising H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- with the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- killeth H6991 (קָטַל) — properly, to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) put to death
- the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- and in the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- is as a thief H1590 (גַּנָּב) — a stealer
15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- also of the adulterer H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- waiteth H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- for the twilight H5399 (נֶשֶׁף) — properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- No eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- shall see H7789 (שׁוּר) — to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
- me: and disguiseth H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- me: and disguiseth H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- 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…
16 In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the dark H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- they dig through H2864 (חָתַר) — to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
- houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- they had marked H2856 (חָתַם) — to close up; especially to seal
- for themselves in the daytime H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- they know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
17 For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- to them even as H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- the shadow of death H6757 (צַלְמָוֶת) — shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
- know H5234 (נָכַר) — properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspic…
- the terrors H1091 (בַּלָּהָה) — alarm; hence, destruction
- of the shadow of death H6757 (צַלְמָוֶת) — shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
18 Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- swift H7031 (קַל) — light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
- as the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- as the waters 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…
- their portion H2513 (חֶלְקָה) — properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
- is cursed H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- he beholdeth H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- not the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of the vineyards H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Drought H6723 (צִיָּה) — aridity; concretely, a desert
- and heat H2527 (חֹם) — heat
- consume H1497 (גָּזַל) — to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- the snow H7950 (שֶׁלֶג) — snow (probably from its whiteness)
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- the grave H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
- have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
20 The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The womb H7358 (רֶחֶם) — the womb
- shall forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- him; the worm H7415 (רִמָּה) — a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
- shall feed sweetly H4988 (מָתָק) — a dainty, i.e. (generally) food
- on him; he shall be no more remembered H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- and wickedness H5766 (עֶוֶל) — (moral) evil
- shall be broken H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- as a tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
21 He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He evil entreateth H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- the barren H6135 (עָקָר) — sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)
- beareth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- not: and doeth not good H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- to the widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
22 Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He draweth H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
- also the mighty H47 (אַבִּיר)
- with his power H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- he riseth up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- is sure H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
23 God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- it be given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- in safety H983 (בֶּטַח) — properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
- whereon he resteth H8172 (שָׁעַן) — to support one's self
- yet his eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- upon their ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
24 They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They are exalted H7426 (רָמַם) — to rise (literally or figuratively)
- for a little while H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- but are gone and brought low H4355 (מָכַךְ) — to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish
- they are taken out H7092 (קָפַץ) — to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)
- of the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and cut off H5243 (נָמַל) — to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised
- as the tops H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the heads of grain H7641 (שִׁבֹּל) — a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
25 And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- now H645 (אֵפוֹ) — strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
- who will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- me a liar H3576 (כָּזַב) — to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
- and make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- my speech H4405 (מִלָּה) — a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
- nothing worth H408 (אַל) — not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing