Job 27:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. | May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust. | Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may he be | יְהִ֣י | ye-HI | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| like a wicked [person] | כְ֭רָשָׁע | KHE-ra-sho' | 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) |
| enemy my | אֹ֣יְבִ֑י | 'o-ye-VI | H0341 | enemyאֹיֵב (o.yev) 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national |
| and [one who] raises himself against me | וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י | u-mit-ko-MI | H6965J | No entry |
| like an evil-doer | כְעַוָּֽל׃ | khe-'a-VAL | H5767 | unjustעַוָּל (av.val) unjust one, perverse one, unrighteous one |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.