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And he drags offוּמָשַׁךְthe mightyאַבִּירִיםby his strength;בְּכֹחוֹhe rises up,יָקוּםand no oneוְלֹאis sureיַאֲמִיןof life.בַּחַיִּין
Job 24:22
Study it in the app“And he drags off the mighty by his strength; he rises up, and no one is sure of life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 24:22, word by word
- And he drags offמָשַׁךְmashach
draw
To pull something, drag it out.
Where else “mashach” appears- the mightyאַבִּירִיםabirim
mighty
Someone or something of great strength that prevails over others: the mighty one, the chief.
Where else “abirim” appears- by his strengthכֹחchoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choch” appears- he rises upיָקוּםyakum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakum” appears- is sureיַאֲמִיןyaamin
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “yaamin” appears- of lifeחַיִּיןchayin
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayin” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew does not say who “drags off the mighty”: it may be God or the wicked man of the previous verse.
The context
21He preys on the barren woman who does not give birth, and does no good to the widow.
22 · This verse (above)
23He gives him security, and he leans on it; and his eyes are on their ways.