Job 15:20
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
חוּל
chûwl
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fig...
חַלְחָלָה
chalchâlâh
writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
צָפַן
tsâphan
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
נָגַשׂ
nâgas
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Key Terms in This Verse
חוּל chûwl
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
Study H2342 →נָגַשׂ nâgas
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Study H5065 →צָפַן tsâphan
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
Study H6845 →מִסְפָּר miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Study H4557 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, a...
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
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