- 1And Job answered and said,וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר
- 2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה
- 3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?גַּם לֵבָ֨ב כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם לֹא נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת מִי אֵ֥ין כְּמוֹ אֵֽלֶּה
- 4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.שְׂחֹ֤ק לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה קֹרֵ֣א לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק צַדִּ֥יק תָּמִֽים
- 5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כ֗וֹן לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל
- 6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי אֵ֑ל לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבִ֖יא אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ
- 7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְע֥וֹף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְיַגֶּד
- 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם
- 9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?מִ֭י לֹא יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת
- 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל חָ֑י וְ֝ר֗וּחַ כָּל בְּשַׂר אִֽישׁ
- 11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?הֲלֹא אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם
- 12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה
- 13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה
- 14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ
- 15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ
- 16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.עִ֭מּוֹ עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה
- 17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.מוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹעֲצִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהוֹלֵֽל
- 18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם
- 19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.מוֹלִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף
- 20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.מֵסִ֣יר שָׂ֭פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח
- 21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה
- 22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת
- 23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם
- 24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא דָֽרֶךְ
- 25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר
Job 12 KJV
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Job 12 original-language research
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177 tagged Hebrew tokens130 distinct lexical entries25 of 25 verses source-tagged
חׇכְמָהH2451
wisdom (in a good sense)
יָדH3027
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
אֶרֶץH776
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
גּוֹיH1471
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
הֵןH2005
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
אוֹרH216
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
חֹשֶׁךְH2822
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
יָלַךְH3212
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
יָרָהH3384
properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Job 12:1 | 1,062 | study verse |
| Job 12:2 | 4,047 | study verse |
| Job 12:3 | 3,525 | study verse |
| Job 12:4 | 2,928 | study verse |
| Job 12:5 | 3,565 | study verse |
| Job 12:6 | 3,325 | study verse |
| Job 12:7 | 4,444 | study verse |
| Job 12:8 | 3,556 | study verse |
| Job 12:9 | 1,506 | study verse |
| Job 12:10 | 2,104 | study verse |
| Job 12:11 | 3,888 | study verse |
| Job 12:12 | 3,135 | study verse |
| Job 12:13 | 1,045 | study verse |
| Job 12:14 | 2,309 | study verse |
| Job 12:15 | 4,233 | study verse |
| Job 12:16 | 1,580 | study verse |
| Job 12:17 | 2,824 | study verse |
| Job 12:18 | 3,092 | study verse |
| Job 12:19 | 3,604 | study verse |
| Job 12:20 | 3,046 | study verse |
| Job 12:21 | 2,834 | study verse |
| Job 12:22 | 2,512 | study verse |
| Job 12:23 | 3,266 | study verse |
| Job 12:24 | 4,863 | study verse |
| Job 12:25 | 3,340 | study verse |
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