Job 28:14

“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’”

Job 28:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 28:14, word by word

The deepתְּהוֹםtehom

the deep

The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.

Where else “tehom” appears
saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
and the seaיָםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
with me.’עִמָּדִimadi

with me

With me, beside me.

Where else “imadi” appears

The context

13The mortal does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

14 · This verse (above)

15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can silver be weighed as its price.

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