Job 34:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. | Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed. | Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to therefore | לָכֵ֗ן | la-KHEN | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| he is acquainted with | יַ֭כִּיר | YA-kir | H5234A | to recognizeנָכַר (na.khar) 1) to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard 1a) (Niphal) to be recognised 1b) (Piel) to regard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard, observe, pay attention to, pay regard to, notice 1c2) to recognise (as formerly known), perceive 1c3) to be willing to recognise or acknowledge, acknowledge with honour 1c4) to be acquainted with 1c5) to distinguish, understand 1d) (Hithpael) to make oneself known |
| deeds their | מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑ם | ma'-ba-dei-HEM | H4566 | workמַעְבָּד (ma.bad) work Aramaic equivalent: ma.vad (מַעֲבַד "work" H4567) § 1) work |
| and he overthrows [them] | וְהָ֥פַךְ | ve-HA-fakh | 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 |
| night | לַ֝֗יְלָה | LAY-lah | H3915 | nightלַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) 1) night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.) |
| so they may be crushed | וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ | ve-yid-da-KA-'u | H1792 | to crushדָּכָא (da.kah) 1) to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be crushed 1a2) to be contrite (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to crush 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be crushed, be shattered 1c2) to be made contrite 1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.