Job 17:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. | and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ | If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister; |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the pit | לַשַּׁ֣חַת | la-SHA-chat | H7845H | pit: graveשַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions) |
| I have called out | קָ֭רָאתִי | KA-ra-ti | H7121I | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| [are] father my | אָ֣בִי | 'A-vi | H0001G | fatherאָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002) |
| you | אָ֑תָּה | 'A-tah | H0859A | youאַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A) |
| O mother my | אִמִּ֥י | 'i-MI | H0517 | motherאֵם (em) 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division |
| and sister my | וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י | va-'a-cho-TI | H0269 | sisterאָחוֹת (a.chot) 1) sister 1a) sister (same parents) 1b) half-sister (same father) 1c) relative 1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship 1d) beloved 1d1) bride 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection 1f) another |
| to the maggot | לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ | LA-ri-MAH | H7415 | wormרִמָּה (rim.mah) maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.