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He who tearsטֹרֵףhimselfנַפְשׁוֹin his anger:בְּאַפּוֹfor your sakeהַלְמַעַנְךָwill the earthאָרֶץbe forsaken,תֵּעָזַבand the rockוְ צוּרbe removedיֶעְתַּקfrom its place?מִמְּקֹמוֹ
Job 18:4
Study it in the app“He who tears himself in his anger: for your sake will the earth be forsaken, and the rock be removed from its place?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 18:4, word by word
- He who tearsטֹרֵףtoref
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “toref” appears- himselfנַפְשׁnafsh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafsh” appears- in his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- will the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- be forsakenתֵּעָזַבteazav
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “teazav” appears- and the rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- be removedיֶעְתַּקyetak
move on
To move from one place to another, or to shift something from its place.
Where else “yetak” appears- from its placeמְּקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears
The context
3Why are we regarded as beasts, and are we vile in your eyes?
4 · This verse (above)
5Also the light of the wicked is extinguished, and the spark of his fire does not shine.