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who frustratesמֵפֵרthe thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתof the crafty,עֲרוּמִיםso thatוְtheir handsיְדֵיהֶםdo notלֹאachieveתַעֲשֶׂינָהsuccess;תּוּשִׁיָּה
Job 5:12
Study it in the app“who frustrates the thoughts of the crafty, so that their hands do not achieve success;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 5:12, word by word
- who frustratesמֵפֵרmefer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “mefer” appears- the thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתmachshvot
thought
What one has in mind and intends.
Where else “machshvot” appears- of the craftyעֲרוּמִיםarumim
crafty
Skilled at deceiving with subtlety.
Where else “arumim” appears- their handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- achieveתַעֲשֶׂינָהtaasena
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasena” appears- successתּוּשִׁיָּהtushiya
success
An achievement that lasts, because it comes from God.
Where else “tushiya” appears
The context
11setting the lowly on high, and those who mourn are lifted to salvation;
12 · This verse (above)
13who catches the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the twisted is rushed headlong.