Job 30:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. | You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand. | Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you change yourself | תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ | te-ha-FEKH | H2015 | to overturnהָפַךְ (ha.phakh) 1) to turn, overthrow, overturn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to overturn, overthrow 1a2) to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around 1a3) to change, transform 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, turn, turn back 1b2) to change oneself 1b3) to be perverse 1b4) to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against 1b5) to be reversed 1b6) to be overturned, be overthrown 1b7) to be upturned 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to transform oneself 1c2) to turn this way and that, turn every way 1d) (Hophal) to turn on someone |
| into [one] cruel | לְאַכְזָ֣ר | le-'akh-ZAR | H0393 | cruelאַכְזָר (akh.zar) cruel, fierce |
| with [the] might of | בְּעֹ֖צֶם | be-'O-tzem | H6108 | strengthעֹ֫צֶם (o.tsem) 1) power, bones, might 1a) might 1b) bones |
| hand your | יָדְךָ֣ | ya-de-KHA | H3027H | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| you are hostile to me | תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃ | tis-te-ME-ni | H7852 | to hateשָׂטַם (sa.tam) 1) to hate, oppose oneself to, bear a grudge, retain animosity against, cherish animosity against 1a) (Qal) to cherish animosity against |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.