Job 24:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth? | If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?” | And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth? |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and if | וְאִם־ | ve-'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (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 |
| not | לֹ֣א | 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) |
| then | אֵ֭פוֹ | 'e-fo | H0645 | thenאֵפוֹ (e.pho) 1) then, now, so 1a) (who) then, (what) then (with interrog) 1b) then (with imperative-i.e. know then) 1c) if...then (with adv) |
| who? | מִ֣י | mi | H4310 | who?מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
| will he prove a liar me | יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי | yakh-zi-VE-ni | H3576 | to lieכָּזַב (ka.zav) 1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail 1a) (Qal) liar (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive 1c2) to disappoint, fail 1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar |
| and will he make? | וְיָשֵׂ֥ם | ve-ya-SEM | H7760J | No entry |
| into nothing | לְ֝אַ֗ל | le-'AL | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| speech my | מִלָּתִֽי׃ ס | mi-la-TI | H4405 | speechמִלָּה (mil.lah) word, speech, utterance Aramaic equivalent: mil.lah (מִלָּה "word" H4406) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.