Job 21:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. | How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction? | How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That God distributeth sorrows in his anger? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| how often? | כַּמָּ֤ה׀ | ka-MAH | H4100 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| [the] lamp of | נֵר־ | ner- | H5216A | lampנֵר (ner) lamp Also means: nir (נִיר "lamp" H5216B) |
| wicked [people] | רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים | re-SHA-'IM | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| is it extinguished | יִדְעָ֗ךְ | yid-'AKH | H1846 | to put outדָּעַךְ (da.akh) 1) to go out, be extinguished, dry up 1a) (Qal) to go out, be extinguished 1b) (Niphal) to be made extinct, be dried up 1c) (Pual) to be extinguished, be quenched |
| and it may come? | וְיָבֹ֣א | ve-ya-VO' | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| on them | עָלֵ֣ימוֹ | 'a-LEI-mov | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| calamity their | אֵידָ֑ם | 'ei-DAM | H0343 | calamityאֵיד (ed) 1) distress, burden, calamity 1a) burden (of the righteous) 1b) calamity (of nation) 1c) disaster (of wicked) 1d) day of calamity |
| pains | חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים | cha-va-LIM | H2256B | painחֵ֫בֶל (che.vel) 1) pain, sorrow, travail, pang 1a) pains of travail 1b) pains, pangs, sorrows |
| does he apportion? | יְחַלֵּ֥ק | ye-cha-LEK | H2505A | to divideחָלַק (cha.laq) 1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves |
| in anger his | בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | be-'a-PO | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.