1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I made H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- a covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- with mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- why then should I look H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- upon a maid H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
2 For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For what portion H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- of God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- from above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- from on high H4791 (מָרוֹם) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- not destruction H343 (אֵיד) — oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
- to the wicked H5767 (עַוָּל) — evil (morally)
- and a strange H5235 (נֶכֶר) — something strange, i.e. unexpected calamity
- to the workers H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- of iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
4 Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Doth not he see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- my ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and count H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- all my steps H6806 (צַעַד) — a pace or regular step
5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceitCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- with vanity H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- or if my foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- hath hasted H2363 (חוּשׁ) — to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
- to deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let me be weighed H8254 (שָׁקַל) — to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
- in an even H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- balance H3976 (מֹאזֵן) — (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- that God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- may know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- mine integrity H8538 (תֻּמָּה) — innocence
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If my step H838 (אָשֻׁר) — a step
- hath turned out H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- of the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and mine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and if any blot H3971 (מאוּם) — a blemish (physically or morally)
- hath cleaved H1692 (דָּבַק) — properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
- to mine 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…
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- let me sow H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- and let another H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- yea, let my offspring H6631 (צֶאֱצָא) — issue, i.e. produce, children
- be rooted out H8327 (שָׁרַשׁ) — to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it
9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If mine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- have been deceived H6601 (פָּתָה) — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
- by a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- I have laid wait H693 (אָרַב) — to lurk
- at my neighbour’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- door H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- let my wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- grind H2912 (טָחַן) — to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment)
- unto another H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- and let others H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- bow down H3766 (כָּרַע) — to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
11 For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- an heinous crime H2154 (זִמָּה) — a plan, especially a bad one
- an iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- the judges H6414 (פָּלִיל) — a magistrate
12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- consumeth H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- to destruction H11 (אֲבַדּוֹן) — abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades
- and would root out H8327 (שָׁרַשׁ) — to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it
- all mine increase H8393 (תְּבוּאָה) — income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
13 If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I did despise H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- the cause H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- of my manservant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- or of my maidservant H519 (אָמָה) — a maid-servant or female slave
- when they contended H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- What then shall I do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- when God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- riseth up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- and when he visiteth H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- what shall I answer 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…
15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Did not he that made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- me in the womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- him? and did not one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- fashion H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- us in the womb H7358 (רֶחֶם) — the womb
16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have withheld H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- desire H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- or have caused the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of the widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- to fail H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereofCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Or have eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- my morsel H6595 (פַּת) — a bit
- myself alone, and the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- hath not eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For from my youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
- he was brought up H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- a father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and I have guided H5148 (נָחָה) — to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- her from my mother’s H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- any perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- for want of clothing H3830 (לְבוּשׁ) — a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- or any poor H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- without covering H3682 (כְּסוּת) — a cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling
20 If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If his loins H2504 (חָלָץ) — the loins (as the seat of vigor)
- have not blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- warmed H2552 (חָמַם) — to be hot (literally or figuratively)
- with the fleece H1488 (גֵּז) — a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass
- of my sheep H3532 (כֶּבֶשׂ) — a ram (just old enough to butt)
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have lifted up H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- my hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- against the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- when I saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- my help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- in the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- let mine arm H3802 (כָּתֵף) — the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything
- fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- from my shoulder blade H7929 (שִׁכְמָה) — the shoulderbone
- and mine arm H248 (אֶזְרוֹעַ) — the arm
- be broken H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- from the bone H7070 (קָנֶה) — a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
23 For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For destruction H343 (אֵיד) — oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- a terror H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- to me, and by reason of his highness H7613 (שְׂאֵת) — an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
- I could H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- my hope H3689 (כֶּסֶל) — properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a goo…
- or have said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to the fine gold H3800 (כֶּתֶם) — properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
- my confidence H4009 (מִבְטָח) — properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I rejoiced H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- because my wealth H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- and because mine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- had gotten 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
- much H3524 (כַּבִּיר) — vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many
26 If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I beheld H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the sun H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- when it shined H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- or the moon H3394 (יָרֵחַ) — the moon
- walking H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- brightness H3368 (יָקָר) — valuable (objectively or subjectively)
27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- hath been secretly H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- enticed H6601 (פָּתָה) — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
- or my 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…
- hath kissed H5401 (נָשַׁק) — to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
- my hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- an iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- the judge H6416 (פְּלִילִי) — judicial
- for I should have denied H3584 (כָּחַשׁ) — to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
- the God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found himCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I rejoiced H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- at the destruction H6365 (פִּיד) — (figuratively) misfortune
- of him that hated H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- me, or lifted up H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- myself when evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- found 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
30 (Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Neither have I suffered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- my mouth H2441 (חֵךְ) — properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
- to sin H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- by wishing H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- a curse H423 (אָלָה) — an imprecation
- to his 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)
31 If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If the men H4962 (מַת) — properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
- of my tabernacle H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- not, Oh that we had H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- of his flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- we cannot be satisfied H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
32 (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- did not 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)
- in the street H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- I opened H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- my doors H1817 (דֶּלֶת) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
- to the traveller H734 (אֹרַח) — a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- my transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- as Adam H121 (אָדָם) — Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine
- by hiding H2934 (טָמַן) — to hide (by covering over)
- mine iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- in my bosom H2243 (חֹב) — properly, a cherisher, i.e. the bosom
34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Did I fear H6206 (עָרַץ) — to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass
- a great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- multitude H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
- or did the contempt H937 (בּוּז) — disrespect
- of families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
- terrify H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- me, that I kept silence H1826 (דָּמַם) — to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
- went not out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the door H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
35 Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me) And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Oh that H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- one would hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- me! behold, my desire H8420 (תָּו) — a mark; by implication, a signature
- the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- would answer 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…
- mine adversary H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- mine adversary 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)
- had written H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- a book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
36 Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely I would take H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- it upon my shoulder H7926 (שְׁכֶם) — the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
- bind H6029 (עָנַד) — to lace fast
- a crown H5850 (עֲטָרָה) — a crown
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I would declare H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- unto him the number H4557 (מִסְפָּר) — a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
- of my steps H6806 (צַעַד) — a pace or regular step
- as a prince H5057 (נָגִיד) — a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
- would I go near H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
38 If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If my land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- cry H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- against me, or that the furrows H8525 (תֶּלֶם) — a bank or terrace
- likewise H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- thereof complain H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I have eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the fruits H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- thereof without money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- or have caused the owners H1167 (בַּעַל) — a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
- thereof to lose H5301 (נָפַח) — to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
- their life 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)
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let thistles H2336 (חוֹחַ) — a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose
- grow H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- instead of wheat H2406 (חִטָּה) — wheat, whether the grain or the plant
- and cockle H890 (בׇּאְשָׁה) — stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plant
- instead of barley H8184 (שְׂעֹרָה) — barley (as villose)
- The words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Job H347 (אִיּוֹב) — Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience
- are ended H8552 (תָּמַם) — to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive