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My daysוְיָמַיare swifterקַלּוּthan a runner;מִנִּי רָץthey flee;בָּרְחוּthey do notלֹאseeרָאוּgood.טוֹבָה
Job 9:25
Study it in the app“My days are swifter than a runner; they flee; they do not see good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 9:25, word by word
- My daysיָמַyama
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yama” appears- are swifterקַלּוּkalu
be light
To weigh little or be worth little; to become lighter, or go down.
Where else “kalu” appears- than a runnerרָץrats
runner
The swift messenger or guard on foot.
Where else “rats” appears- they fleeבָּרְחוּbarchu
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “barchu” appears- seeרָאוּrau
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rau” appears- goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears
The context
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; the face of its judges he covers. If not he, then who is it?
25 · This verse (above)
26They pass like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops on food.