Job 34:9
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
סָכַן
çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
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)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
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...
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
סָכַן çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Study H5532 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →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 →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 →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
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
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