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He is tornיִנָּתֵקfrom his tent,מֵאָהֳלוֹhis security,מִבְטַחוֹand they march himוְתַצְעִדֵהוּto the kingלְמֶלֶךְof terrors.בַּלָּהוֹת
Job 18:14
Study it in the app“He is torn from his tent, his security, and they march him to the king of terrors.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 18:14, word by word
- He is tornיִנָּתֵקyinatek
tear off, break
Tear off, break by pulling.
Where else “yinatek” appears- from his tentאָהֳלahol
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahol” appears- his securityמִבְטַחmivtach
confidence, trust
Security, what someone trusts in; a refuge.
Where else “mivtach” appears- and they march himתַצְעִדֵtatside
march; climb
Step along, march. Also climb.
Where else “tatside” appears- to the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of terrorsבַּלָּהוֹתbalahot
terror
Terror, sudden dread; also the ruin that causes it. Almost always plural.
Where else “balahot” appears
Translation note
“The king of terrors”: it can be understood as death, presented as a king.
The context
13It eats the limbs of his skin; the firstborn of death eats his limbs.
14 · This verse (above)
15What is not his dwells in his tent; sulfur is scattered over his abode.