Job 9:29

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 9:29, word by word

will be counted wickedאֶרְשָׁעersha

act wickedly

To act badly, be at fault.

Where else “ersha” appears

do I toilאִיגָעiga

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

Where else “iga” appears

in vainהֶבֶלhevel

vain

With no result or gain, like someone toiling for nothing.

Where else “hevel” appears

Translation note

“In vain”: literally “vapor,” the same word as in 7:16.

The context