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thatכִּיfor the dayלְיוֹםof calamityאֵידthe evil manרָעis reserved,יֵחָשֶׂךְfor the dayלְיוֹםof furiesעֲבָרוֹתthey are carried off?יוּבָלוּ
Job 21:30
Study it in the app“that for the day of calamity the evil man is reserved, for the day of furies they are carried off?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:30, word by word
- for the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of calamityאֵידed
calamity
Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.
Where else “ed” appears- the evil manרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- is reservedיֵחָשֶׂךְyechasech
hold back
To refuse to give something and keep it for oneself.
Where else “yechasech” appears- of furiesעֲבָרוֹתavarot
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “avarot” appears- they are carried offיוּבָלוּyuvalu
bring, lead
To bring, to lead; sometimes in a procession, with solemnity.
Where else “yuvalu” appears
Translation note
It can be understood in two ways: that the evil man is kept for a day of punishment, or that on the day of calamity he is spared and brought to safety.
The context
29Have you not asked those who pass along the road, and their signs you do not fail to recognize:
30 · This verse (above)
31Who will tell his way to his face? And what he has done, who will repay him for it?