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And if it rises,וְיִגְאֶהlike a fierce lionכַּשַּׁחַלyou hunt me,תְּצוּדֵנִיand againוְתָשֹׁבyou work wondersתִּתְפַּלָּאagainst me.בִי
Job 10:16
Study it in the app“And if it rises, like a fierce lion you hunt me, and again you work wonders against me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 10:16, word by word
- And if it risesיִגְאֶהyige
rise up
To go up, grow, like waters or plants.
Where else “yige” appears- like a fierce lionשַּׁחַלshachal
lion
A lion; one of several Hebrew words for this animal, presenting it as fierce.
Where else “shachal” appears- you hunt meתְּצוּדֵtetsude
hunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “tetsude” appears- and againתָשֹׁבtashov
again
To do something one more time.
Where else “tashov” appears- you work wondersתִּתְפַּלָּאtitpala
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “titpala” appears
Translation note
“If it rises”: it can be understood as the head of the previous verse.
The context
15If I am wicked, woe to me; and if I am righteous, I will not lift my head, sated with dishonor and seeing my affliction.
16 · This verse (above)
17You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation with me; relays and an army are against me.