Job 11

Job · Chapter 11

Job 11:10

1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
ifאִם־'im-H0518A
if

אִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

he will pass byיַחֲלֹ֥ףya-cha-LOFH2498
to pass

חָלַף (cha.laph) 1) to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass on quickly 1a2) to pass away (vanish) 1a3) to come on anew, sprout again (of grass) 1a4) to pass through 1a5) to overstep, transgress 1b) (Piel) to cause to pass, change 1c) (Hiph) 1c1) to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew 1c2) to show newness (of tree) Aramaic equivalent: cha.laph (חֲלַף "to pass" H2499)

and he may shut upוְיַסְגִּ֑ירve-yas-GIRH5462
to shut

סָגַר (sa.gar) 1) to shut, close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shut 1a2) to close, close up 1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shut up 1b2) to be shut or closed 1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up 1d) (Pual) to be shut up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to deliver up 1e2) to shut up, imprison 2) pure gold Aramaic equivalent: se.gar (סְגַר "to shut" H5463)

so he may summon an assemblyוְ֝יַקְהִ֗ילve-yak-HILH6950
to gather

קָהַל (qa.hal) 1) to assemble, gather 1a) (Niphal) to assemble 1a1) for religious reasons 1a2) for political reasons 1b) (Hiphil) to summon an assembly 1b1) for war, judgment 1b2) for religious purposes Also means: qa.lah (קָלַהּ "to gather" H7035)

and who?וּמִ֣יu-MIH4310
who?

מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will he turn back himיְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ye-shi-VE-nuH7725G
to return: return

שׁוּב (shuv) : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.