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Are theyיִהְיוּlike strawכְּתֶבֶןbeforeלִפְנֵיthe wind,רוּחַand like chaffוּכְמֹץthat the whirlwindסוּפָהsteals away?גְּנָבַתּוּ
Job 21:18
Study it in the app“Are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the whirlwind steals away?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:18, word by word
- Are theyיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- like strawתֶבֶןteven
straw
Straw: chopped stalks of grain, used as fodder for animals and in making bricks.
Where else “teven” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- and like chaffמֹץmots
chaff
Chaff: the husk of grain, which the wind carries away at winnowing.
Where else “mots” appears- that the whirlwindסוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- steals awayגְּנָבַתּgenavat
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “genavat” appears
The context
17How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, and does their calamity come upon them, and does he distribute pains in his anger?
18 · This verse (above)
19‘Eloah stores up his wickedness for his sons,’ they say. Let him repay it to him, and let him know it.