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Let his eyesעֵינָיוseeיִרְאוּhis ruin,כִּידוֹand let him drinkיִשְׁתֶּהof the wrathוּמֵחֲמַתof Shaddai.שַׁדַּי
Job 21:20
Study it in the app“Let his eyes see his ruin, and let him drink of the wrath of Shaddai.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:20, word by word
- Let his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- seeיִרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- his ruinכִּידkid
ruin, destruction
Ruin, a crushing blow; misfortune. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 21:20).
Where else “kid” appears- and let him drinkיִשְׁתֶּהyishte
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishte” appears- of the wrathחֲמַתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- of Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears
The context
19‘Eloah stores up his wickedness for his sons,’ they say. Let him repay it to him, and let him know it.
20 · This verse (above)
21For what interest does he have in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?