Job 21:9
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שָׁלוֹם
shâlôwm
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁלוֹם shâlôwm
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
Study H7965 →מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of l...
Study H4294 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
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