1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- After H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- this opened H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- Job H347 (אִיּוֹב) — Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience
- 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 cursed H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- his day 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 And Job answered and said:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Job H347 (אִיּוֹב) — Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience
- spake 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)
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let the day 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…
- perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- wherein I was born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- and the night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- it was said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- There is a man child H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- conceived H2029 (הָרָה) — to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
4 Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let that day 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…
- be darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- let not God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- regard H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- it from above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- neither let the light H5105 (נְהָרָה) — daylight
- shine H3313 (יָפַע) — to shine
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and the shadow of death H6757 (צַלְמָוֶת) — shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)
- stain H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- it; let a cloud H6053 (עֲנָנָה) — cloudiness
- dwell H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- upon it; let the blackness H3650 (כִּמְרִיר) — obscuration (as if from shrinkage of light), i.e. an eclipse (only in plural)
- of the day 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…
- terrify H1204 (בָּעַת) — to fear
6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- that night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- let darkness H652 (אֹפֶל) — dusk
- seize H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- upon it; let it not be joined H2302 (חָדָה) — to rejoice
- unto the 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…
- of the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- let it not come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the number H4557 (מִסְפָּר) — a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
- of the months H3391 (יֶרַח) — a lunation, i.e. month
7 Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lo, let that night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- be solitary H1565 (גַּלְמוּד) — sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolate
- let no joyful voice H7445 (רְנָנָה) — a shout (for joy)
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
8 Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let them curse H5344 (נָקַב) — to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
- it that curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- the day 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…
- who are ready H6264 (עָתִיד) — prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasure
- to raise up H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- their mourning H3882 (לִוְיָתָן) — a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of…
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- of the twilight H5399 (נֶשֶׁף) — properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)
- thereof be dark H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) — to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
- let it look H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- for light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- none; neither let it see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the dawning H6079 (עַפְעַף) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
- of the day H7837 (שַׁחַר) — dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because it shut not up H5462 (סָגַר) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
- the doors H1817 (דֶּלֶת) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
- womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- nor hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- sorrow H5999 (עָמָל) — toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
- from mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
11 Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- I not from the womb H7358 (רֶחֶם) — the womb
- give up the ghost H1478 (גָּוַע) — to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- when I came out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the belly H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why did the knees H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) — a knee
- prevent H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- me? or why the breasts H7699 (שַׁד) — the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
- that I should suck H3243 (יָנַק) — to suck; causatively, to give milk
13 For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For now should I have lain still H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- and been quiet H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- I should have slept H3462 (יָשֵׁן) — properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
- then had I been at rest H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- With kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and counsellors H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- desolate places H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
15 Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Or with princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- that had gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- who 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 silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Or as an hidden H2934 (טָמַן) — to hide (by covering over)
- untimely birth H5309 (נֶפֶל) — something fallen, i.e. an abortion
- I had not been; as infants H5768 (עוֹלֵל) — a suckling
- never saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- cease H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- troubling H7267 (רֹגֶז) — commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet, anger
- and there the weary H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- and there the weary H3019 (יָגִיעַ) — tired
- be at rest H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
18 There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the prisoners H615 (אָסִיר) — bound, i.e. a captive
- rest H7599 (שָׁאַן) — to loll, i.e. be peaceful
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- they hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- not the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the oppressor H5065 (נָגַשׂ) — to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
19 The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The small H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- and great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- are there; and the servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- free H2670 (חׇפְשִׁי) — exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
- from his master H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore is light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- to him that is in misery H6001 (עָמֵל) — toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
- and 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),…
- unto the bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- 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)
21 Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which long H2442 (חָכָה) — properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
- for death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- not; and dig H2658 (חָפַר) — properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
- for it more than for hid treasures H4301 (מַטְמוֹן) — a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money
22 Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which rejoice H8056 (שָׂמֵחַ) — blithe or gleeful
- exceedingly H1524 (גִּיל) — a revolution (of time, i.e. an age); also joy
- are glad H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- when they can find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- the grave H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- to a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- whose way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- is hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- and whom God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- hath hedged in H5526 (סָכַךְ) — properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For my sighing H585 (אֲנָחָה) — sighing
- cometh H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- before 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…
- I eat H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- and my roarings H7581 (שְׁאָגָה) — a rumbling or moan
- are poured out H5413 (נָתַךְ) — to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquify
- like the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
25 For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the thing which I greatly H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- feared H6342 (פָּחַד) — to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
- is come H857 (אָתָה) — to arrive
- upon me, and that which I was afraid H3025 (יָגֹר) — to fear
- of is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
26 I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I was not in safety H7951 (שָׁלָה) — to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
- neither had I rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- neither was I quiet H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
- yet trouble H7267 (רֹגֶז) — commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet, anger
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)