Job 30:31
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. | My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping. | Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it has become | וַיְהִ֣י | vay-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) … |
| into mourning | לְ֭אֵבֶל | LE-'e-vel | H0060 | mourningאֵ֫בֶל (e.vel) 1) mourning 1a) for the dead 1b) for rites of mourning (metaph) 1c) mourning garb 1d) period of mourning |
| harp my | כִּנֹּרִ֑י | ki-no-RI | H3658 | lyreכִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) lyre, harp |
| and flute my | וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י | ve-'u-ga-VI | H5748 | pipeעוּגָב (u.gav) 1) a musical instrument 1a) perhaps a flute, reed-pipe, or panpipes |
| into [the] sound of | לְק֣וֹל | le-KOL | H6963A | voiceקוֹל (qol) : voice/shout/loud 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument) |
| weepers | בֹּכִֽים׃ | bo-KHIM | H1058 | to weepבָּכָה (ba.khah) 1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy) 1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.) 1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep) 1a4) to bewail 1b) (Piel) participle 1b1) lamenting 1b2) bewailing |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.