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She treats harshlyהִקְשִׁיחַher youngבָּנֶיהָas if they were notלְּלֹאhers;לָהּin vainלְרִיקis her labor,יְגִיעָהּwithoutבְּלִיdread,פָחַד
Job 39:16
Study it in the app“She treats harshly her young as if they were not hers; in vain is her labor, without dread,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 39:16, word by word
- She treats harshlyהִקְשִׁיחַhikshiach
treat harshly
To act cruelly, without tenderness.
Where else “hikshiach” appears- her youngבָּנֶיbane
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “bane” appears- in vainרִיקrik
in vain
In vain, for nothing.
Where else “rik” appears- is her laborיְגִיעָyegia
toil, its fruit
Wearying labor and what it earns.
Where else “yegia” appears- withoutבְּלִיbeli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “beli” appears- dreadפָחַדfachad
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “fachad” appears
The context
15and forgets that a foot may crush them, and the animal of the field may trample them.
16 · This verse (above)
17for Eloah has made her forget wisdom, and has not given her a share in understanding.