Job 34:7
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
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)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
אִיּוֹב
ʼÎyôwb
Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
Key Terms in This Verse
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
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thir...
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Related Passages
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit