Job 12:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־
(ye·mash·shu-)
4959: to feel, gropea prim. root
in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
with noוְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
light,אֹ֑ור
(o·vr;)
216: a lightfrom or
And He makes them staggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם
(vai·yat·'em)
8582: to erra prim. root
like a drunken man.כַּשִּׁכֹּֽור׃
(ka·shik·ko·vr.)
7910: drunkenfrom shakar


















KJV Lexicon
They grope
mashash  (maw-shash')
to feel of; by implication, to grope -- feel, grope, search.
in the dark
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
without light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
and he maketh them to stagger
ta`ah  (taw-aw')
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both
like a drunken
shikkowr  (shik-kore')
intoxicated, as a state or a habit -- drunk(-ard, -en, -en man).
man
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

King James Bible
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They grope around in darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunken men.

International Standard Version
They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."

NET Bible
They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They grope in the dark with no light, and he makes them stumble like drunks.

King James 2000 Bible
They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them to stagger like a drunken man.
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