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Is notהֲלֹאtheir cordיִתְרָםpulled upנִסַּעwithin them?בָּםThey die,יָמוּתוּand notוְלֹאwith wisdom.’בְחָכְמָה
Job 4:21
Study it in the app“Is not their cord pulled up within them? They die, and not with wisdom.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:21, word by word
- their cordיִתְרָyitra
bowstring
Another word spelled the same: the taut string of a bow.
Where else “yitra” appears- pulled upנִסַּעnisa
pull up
To pull something out of where it was fixed, like stakes, stones or gates.
Where else “nisa” appears- They dieיָמוּתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- with wisdom.’חָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears
Translation note
“Their cord”: probably the cord that holds up the tent; when it is pulled out, the tent falls. An image of life that comes to an end.
The context
20From morning to evening they are shattered; without anyone noticing they perish forever.
21 · This verse (above)