Job 10:3
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
δεῖ
deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
δεῖ
deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
מָאַס
mâʼaç
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אוֹר
ʼôwr
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
עֵצָה
ʻêtsâh
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Key Terms in This Verse
δεῖ deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
Study G1163 →δεῖ deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
Study G1163 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
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