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There was noאֵיןsurvivorשָׂרִידfrom his eating;לְאָכְלוֹthereforeעַל כֵּןhis prosperityטוּבוֹwill notלֹאlast.יָחִיל
Job 20:21
Study it in the app“There was no survivor from his eating; therefore his prosperity will not last.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 20:21, word by word
- survivorשָׂרִידsarid
survivor
Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.
Where else “sarid” appears- from his eatingאָכְלachl
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “achl” appears- his prosperityטוּבtuv
good things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuv” appears- lastיָחִילyachil
General meaning: Writhe; give birth.
Where else “yachil” appears
Translation note
“There was no survivor from his eating”: he left nothing undevoured.
The context
20For he did not know tranquility in his belly; nothing of what he covets will he rescue.
21 · This verse (above)
22In the fullness of his plenty he will be in straits; every hand of the sufferer will come upon him.