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Anguishצַרand distressוּמְצוּקָהterrify him;יְבַעֲתֻהוּthey overpower himתִּתְקְפֵהוּlike a kingכְּמֶלֶךְreadyעָתִידfor the assault.לַכִּידוֹר
Job 15:24
Study it in the app“Anguish and distress terrify him; they overpower him like a king ready for the assault.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 15:24, word by word
- Anguishצַרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- and distressמְצוּקָהmetsuka
distress
Straits, narrowness; figuratively, distress, trouble.
Where else “metsuka” appears- terrify himיְבַעֲתֻyevaatu
terrify, frighten
To terrify, to startle suddenly, to fill with dread.
Where else “yevaatu” appears- they overpower himתִּתְקְפֵtitkfe
overpower, prevail
To prevail over someone, to overpower him.
Where else “titkfe” appears- like a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- readyעָתִידatid
prepared
What is set aside beforehand.
Where else “atid” appears- for the assaultכִּידוֹרkidor
attack, onset
An assault, an attack. The word appears only once in the Bible (Job 15:24) and its exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “kidor” appears
Translation note
“Assault”: a word that appears only here; its exact sense is uncertain.
The context
23He wanders for bread: ‘Where is it?’; he knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 · This verse (above)
25Because he stretched out his hand against El, and against Shaddai he acts the hero;