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to those who waitהַמְחַכִּיםfor deathלַמָּוֶתand it is not there,וְאֵינֶנּוּand who dig for itוַיַּחְפְּרֻהוּmore than for hidden treasures,מִמַּטְמוֹנִים
Job 3:21
Study it in the app“to those who wait for death and it is not there, and who dig for it more than for hidden treasures,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 3:21, word by word
- to those who waitמְחַכִּיםmechakim
wait, wait for
To wait, to wait for something to happen or for someone to act (2 Kings 7:9). In the Psalms and in Isaiah it is also used for waiting on God with trust (Isaiah 30:18).
Where else “mechakim” appears- for deathמָּוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- and who dig for itיַּחְפְּרֻyachpru
dig
To make a well or a pit in the ground.
Where else “yachpru” appears- more than for hidden treasuresמַּטְמוֹנִיםmatmonim
hidden treasure
Hidden treasure; treasure stored away.
Where else “matmonim” appears
The context
20Why does he give light to the one who suffers, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 · This verse (above)
22to those who rejoice to the point of exultation, who are glad when they find the grave,