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Look,הֵןtheir prosperityטוּבָםis notלֹאin their hand;בְיָדָםthe counselעֲצַתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםis farרָחֲקָהfrom me.מֶנִּי
Job 21:16
Study it in the app“Look, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:16, word by word
- their prosperityטוּבָtuva
good things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuva” appears- in their handיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- the counselעֲצַתatsat
plan
What someone decides to do, above all YHWH, which stands.
Where else “atsat” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- is farרָחֲקָהrachaka
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “rachaka” appears
The context
15What is Shaddai, that we should serve him? And of what use is it to us that we entreat him?’
16 · This verse (above)
17How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, and does their calamity come upon them, and does he distribute pains in his anger?