Job 22:16

“who were seized before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a river?”

Job 22:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 22:16, word by word

were seizedקֻמְּטוּkumtu

shrivel, seize

A rare verb of uncertain sense: to shrivel, or to seize forcefully.

Where else “kumtu” appears
before their timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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whose foundationיְסוֹדָyesoda

base, foundation

Base, foundation.

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was poured outיוּצַקyutsak

pour

To pour a liquid over something or into something.

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as a riverנָהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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The context

15Will you keep the ancient path that the men of wickedness have trodden,

16 · This verse (above)

17who said to El, ‘Turn away from us,’ and, ‘What will Shaddai do to them?’

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