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The tentsאֹהָלִיםof devastatorsלְשֹׁדְדִיםare at ease,יִשְׁלָיוּand securityוּבַטֻּחוֹתbelongs to those who provokeלְמַרְגִּיזֵיEl,אֵלto the one whoלַאֲשֶׁרbringsהֵבִיאEloahאֱלוֹהַּin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
Job 12:6
Study it in the app“The tents of devastators are at ease, and security belongs to those who provoke El, to the one who brings Eloah in his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 12:6, word by word
- The tentsאֹהָלִיםohalim
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohalim” appears- of devastatorsשֹׁדְדִיםshoddim
destroyer
The one who ruins and loots.
Where else “shoddim” appears- are at easeיִשְׁלָיוּyishlayu
be at ease, prosper
To be at ease, secure and without worry; sometimes, to prosper.
Where else “yishlayu” appears- and securityבַטֻּחוֹתvatuchot
security
Security, living without fear. Only plural; it appears only once in the Bible (Job 12:6).
Where else “vatuchot” appears- belongs to those who provokeמַרְגִּיזֵיmargize
rage
To rage and be in an uproar, or to disturb others.
Where else “margize” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- bringsהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
Translation note
“The one who brings Eloah in his hand”: a phrase of uncertain sense. It may be “the one who has his own hand (his strength) for a god” or “the one whom Eloah carries in his hand.”
The context
5A torch of contempt in the thought of the untroubled, ready for those who slip with the foot.
6 · This verse (above)
7But ask, please, the beasts, and they will teach you; and the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;