Job 30:12

“On my right the brood rises; they push away my feet and build up against me the paths of their calamity.”

Job 30:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 30:12, word by word

On my rightיָמִיןyamin

right side

The right side.

Where else “yamin” appears
the broodפִּרְחַחpirchach

brood, rabble

Brood, offspring; said scornfully of young people. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 30:12).

Where else “pirchach” appears
risesיָקוּמוּyakumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakumu” appears
they push awayשִׁלֵּחוּshilechu

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shilechu” appears
my feetרַגְלַragla

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragla” appears
and build upיָּסֹלּוּyasolu

build up

To build up and level a road by clearing the stones.

Where else “yasolu” appears
the pathsאָרְחוֹתarchot

path

A road; or a way of life.

Where else “archot” appears
of their calamityאֵידָeda

calamity

Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.

Where else “eda” appears

Translation note

“The brood”: a word that appears only here; it seems to designate that young crowd with contempt.

The context

11For he has loosed my cord and afflicted me, and the bridle before me they have cast off.

12 · This verse (above)

13They break up my path; they further my calamity, with no one helping them.

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