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Whetherאִםfor a rod,לְשֵׁבֶטorאִםfor his land,לְאַרְצוֹorאִםfor loyal love,לְחֶסֶדhe makes it be found.יַמְצִאֵהוּ
Job 37:13
Study it in the app“Whether for a rod, or for his land, or for loyal love, he makes it be found.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 37:13, word by word
- for a rodשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- for his landאַרְצarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- for loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- he makes it be foundיַמְצִאֵyamtsie
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “yamtsie” appears
Translation note
“For a rod”: as punishment.
The context
12And it turns around by his designs, to do all that he commands them over the face of the world, the earth.
13 · This verse (above)
14Give ear to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of El.