Job 38:15
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
אוֹר
ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
מָנַע
mânaʻ
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
זְרוֹעַ
zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
מָנַע mânaʻ
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
Study H4513 →זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
Study H2220 →אוֹר ʼôwr
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
Study H216 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →Cross References
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross da...
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