Job 34:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. | He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place. | He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he breaks | יָרֹ֣עַ | ya-RO-a' | H7489B | to shatterרֹעָה (ro.ah) (fem) broken A grammatical form of ra.a (רָעַע "to shatter" H7489B) |
| mighty [ones] | כַּבִּירִ֣ים | ka-bi-RIM | H3524 | mightyכַּבִּיר (kab.bir) mighty, great, powerful, many, much |
| not | לֹא־ | 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) |
| inquiry | חֵ֑קֶר | CHE-ker | H2714 | searchחֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) a search, investigation, searching, enquiry, thing to be searched out |
| and he appointed | וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד | vai-ya-'a-MED | H5975G | to stand: standעָמַד (a.mad) : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against … |
| others | אֲחֵרִ֣ים | 'a-che-RIM | H0312 | anotherאַחֵר (a.cher) 1) another, other, following 1a) following, further 1b) other, different |
| in place of them | תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | tach-TAM | H8478H | underneath: underתַּחַת (ta.chat) : under/below 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.