Job 17:14

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Job 17:14


← Job 17:13 Job 17:14 (KJV) Job 17:15 →
If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

I have saidH7121 to corruptionH7845, Thou art my fatherH1: to the wormH7415, Thou art my motherH517, and my sisterH269.


Original Hebrew

לַשַּׁחַת קָרָאתִי אָבִי אָתָּה אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָרִמָּה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
לַ/שַּׁ֣חַת
la./Sha.chat H7845 HRd/Ncfsa to the/ pit
קָ֭רָאתִי
Ka.ra.ti H7121 HVqp1cs I have called out
אָ֣בִ/י
'A.v/i H1 HNcmsc/Sp1cs (are) father/ my
אָ֑תָּה
'A.tah H859 HPp2ms you
אִמִּ֥/י
'i.M/i H517 HNcfsc/Sp1cs O mother/ my
וַ֝/אֲחֹתִ֗/י
va./'a.cho.T/i H269 HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs and/ sister/ my
לָֽ/רִמָּֽה
La./ri.Mah H7415 HRd/Ncfsa to the/ maggot
Strong's References
  • H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
  • H269 — אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'): irregular feminine of אָח (ʼâch) H251; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together.
  • H517 — אֵם (ʼêm, ame): a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.
  • H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא (qârâʼ) H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
  • H7415 — רִמָּה (rimmâh, rim-maw'): from רָמַם (râmam) H7426 in the sense of breading (compare רוּם (rûwm) H7311); a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively; worm.
  • H7845 — שַׁחַת (shachath, shakh'-ath): from שׁוּחַ (shûwach) H7743; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction; corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
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