Job 30:21
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
הָיָה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
קָשֶׁה
qâsheh
severe (in various applications)
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
English grammatical function word ('opposest'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalen...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('opposest'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are r...
Study GRAM →הָיָה hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Study H1961 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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?
Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins ...
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
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