Job 38:23
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָשַׂךְ
châsak
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
צָרָה
tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Key Terms in This Verse
חָשַׂךְ châsak
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
Study H2820 →צָרָה tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Study H6869 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →Cross References
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more whi...
And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and te...
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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