Job 8:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web. | His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web. | Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider’s web. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the one] who | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a-SHER- | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| it snaps | יָק֥וֹט | ya-KOT | H6990 | to cut offקוֹט (qa.tat) 1) (Qal) to be cut off, break, snap 1a) meaning uncertain |
| confidence his | כִּסְל֑וֹ | kis-LO | H3689 | loinכֶּ֫סֶל (ke.sel) 1) loins, flank 2) stupidity, folly 3) confidence, hope |
| and [is the] house of | וּבֵ֥ית | u-VEIT | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| a spider | עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ | 'a-ka-VISH | H5908 | spiderעַכָּבִישׁ (ak.ka.vish) 1) spider 1a) spider 1b) web (house of spider) |
| trust his | מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃ | miv-ta-CHO | H4009 | confidenceמִבְטָח (miv.tach) 1) trust, confidence, refuge 1a) act of confiding 1b) object of confidence 1c) state of confidence, security |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.