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He leansיִשָּׁעֵןonעַלhis house,בֵּיתוֹbut it does notוְלֹאstand;יַעֲמֹדhe holds fastיַחֲזִיקto it,בּוֹbut it does notוְלֹאendure.יָקוּם
Job 8:15
Study it in the app“He leans on his house, but it does not stand; he holds fast to it, but it does not endure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 8:15, word by word
- He leansיִשָּׁעֵןyishaen
rely
To trust in YHWH, or in supports that fail.
Where else “yishaen” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- standיַעֲמֹדyaamod
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “yaamod” appears- he holds fastיַחֲזִיקyachazik
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazik” appears- endureיָקוּםyakum
stand firm
To hold firm, be fulfilled.
Where else “yakum” appears
The context
14whose confidence is cut off, and whose security is a spider’s house.
15 · This verse (above)
16He is full of sap before the sun, and over his garden his shoots go out.