Job 20:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. | He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. | That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [he is] restoring | מֵשִׁ֣יב | me-SHIV | H7725G | to return: returnשׁוּב (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) … |
| [the] gain | יָ֭גָע | YA-go' | H3022 | toilיָגָע (ya.ga) earnings, gain (product of labour) |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | ve-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he swallows [it] | יִבְלָ֑ע | yiv-LA' | H1104 | to swallow upבָּלַע (ba.la) 1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended |
| according to [the] wealth of | כְּחֵ֥יל | ke-CHEIL | H2428H | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| trading his | תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ | te-mu-ra-TO | H8545 | exchangeתְּמוּרָה (te.mu.rah) that which is exchanged, exchange, substitute, recompense |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | ve-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he will rejoice | יַעֲלֹֽס׃ | ya-'a-LOS | H5965 | to rejoiceעָלַס (a.las) 1) to rejoice 1a) (Qal) to rejoice 1b) (Niphal) to exult 1b1) to flap joyously (of ostrich) 1c) (Hithpael) to delight oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.