- 1But Job answered and said,וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר
- 2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
- 3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג
- 4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי
- 5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.פְּנוּ אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל פֶּֽה
- 6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.וְאִם זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת
- 7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?מַדּ֣וּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל
- 8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.זַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם
- 9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם
- 10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל
- 11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן
- 12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב
- 13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.יבלו יְכַלּ֣וּ בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ
- 14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ
- 15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?מַה שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע
- 16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי
- 17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.כַּמָּ֤ה נֵר רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ
- 18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.יִהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה
- 19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע
- 20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.יִרְא֣וּ עינו עֵינָ֣יו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה
- 21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?כִּ֤י מַה חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ
- 22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט
- 23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו
- 24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה
- 25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה
- 26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.יַ֭חַד עַל עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם
- 27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ
- 28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים
- 29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ
- 30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ
- 31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?מִֽי יַגִּ֣יד עַל פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהֽוּא עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם
- 32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד
- 33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.מָֽתְקוּ רִגְבֵ֫י נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר
- 34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר מָֽעַל
Job 21 KJV
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239 tagged Hebrew tokens160 distinct lexical entries34 of 34 verses source-tagged
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
מָהH4100
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
פָּנִיםH6440
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
רָשָׁעH7563
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
הוּאH1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
אַחַרH310
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
יוֹםH3117
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 term), (often used adverb)
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
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 21:1 | 1,062 | study verse |
| Job 21:2 | 3,675 | study verse |
| Job 21:3 | 1,605 | study verse |
| Job 21:4 | 2,821 | study verse |
| Job 21:5 | 1,095 | study verse |
| Job 21:6 | 2,887 | study verse |
| Job 21:7 | 2,772 | study verse |
| Job 21:8 | 4,716 | study verse |
| Job 21:9 | 3,190 | study verse |
| Job 21:10 | 2,926 | study verse |
| Job 21:11 | 3,581 | study verse |
| Job 21:12 | 2,436 | study verse |
| Job 21:13 | 1,840 | study verse |
| Job 21:14 | 2,205 | study verse |
| Job 21:15 | 1,021 | study verse |
| Job 21:16 | 4,122 | study verse |
| Job 21:17 | 3,756 | study verse |
| Job 21:18 | 3,115 | study verse |
| Job 21:19 | 2,160 | study verse |
| Job 21:20 | 2,062 | study verse |
| Job 21:21 | 1,812 | study verse |
| Job 21:22 | 1,897 | study verse |
| Job 21:23 | 3,165 | study verse |
| Job 21:24 | 1,363 | study verse |
| Job 21:25 | 1,263 | study verse |
| Job 21:26 | 2,261 | study verse |
| Job 21:27 | 3,708 | study verse |
| Job 21:28 | 3,225 | study verse |
| Job 21:29 | 4,473 | study verse |
| Job 21:30 | 3,157 | study verse |
| Job 21:31 | 1,936 | study verse |
| Job 21:32 | 1,647 | study verse |
| Job 21:33 | 3,864 | study verse |
| Job 21:34 | 3,553 | study verse |
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