Job 15:20

“All the days of the wicked, he writhes in pain, and through the number of years stored up for the tyrant.”

Job 15:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 15:20, word by word

the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “rasha” appears
writhes in painמִתְחוֹלֵלmitcholel

writhe

To twist and shudder from sharp pain or from fear.

Where else “mitcholel” appears
through the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears
of yearsשָׁנִיםshanim

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shanim” appears
stored upנִצְפְּנוּnitspnu

treasure up

To cherish and keep, like the word in the heart.

Where else “nitspnu” appears
for the tyrantעָרִיץarits

ruthless, tyrant

A ruthless man, a powerful one who strikes terror; violent.

Where else “arits” appears

The context

19to them alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.

20 · This verse (above)

21A sound of dreads is in his ears; in peace the devastator comes upon him.

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