Job 8:15
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Key Terms in This Verse
חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
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