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How oftenכַּמָּהis the lampנֵרof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםextinguished,יִדְעָךְand does their calamityאֵידָםcomeוְיָבֹאupon them,עָלֵימוֹand does he distributeיְחַלֵּקpainsחֲבָלִיםin his anger?בְּאַפּוֹ
Job 21:17
Study it in the app“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, and does their calamity come upon them, and does he distribute pains in his anger?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:17, word by word
- is the lampנֵרner
lamp
Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.
Where else “ner” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- extinguishedיִדְעָךְyidach
go out, be extinguished
To go out, to be extinguished, like a lamp; also to dry up.
Where else “yidach” appears- and does their calamityאֵידָeda
calamity
Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.
Where else “eda” appears- comeיָבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- and does he distributeיְחַלֵּקyechalek
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yechalek” appears- painsחֲבָלִיםchavalim
pangs
Sharp, strong pains, like those of a woman in labor.
Where else “chavalim” appears- in his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears
Translation note
Job answers Bildad, who had said, “the light of the wicked is extinguished” (18:5-6). The Hebrew does not name the one who “distributes pains in his anger”; it can be understood that it is God.
The context
16Look, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 · This verse (above)
18Are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the whirlwind steals away?