Job 18:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Those in the westאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים
(a·cha·ro·nim;)
314: coming after or behindfrom achar
are appalledנָשַׁ֣מּוּ
(na·sham·mu)
8074: to be desolated or appalleda prim. root
at his fate,יֹ֖ומֹו
(yo·v·mov)
3117: daya prim. root
And those in the eastוְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים
(ve·kad·mo·nim)
6931: former, easternfrom the same as qedem
are seizedאָ֣חֲזוּ
(a·cha·zu)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
with horror.שָֽׂעַר׃
(sa·'ar.)
8178a: horrorfrom the same as sear


















KJV Lexicon
They that come after
'acharown  (akh-ar-one')
after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter)most.
him shall be astonied
shamem  (shaw-mame')
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
at his day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
as they that went before
qadmowniy  (kad-mo-nee')
(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental -- ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old.
were affrighted
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
sa`ar  (sah'-ar)
a tempest; also a terror -- affrighted, horribly, sore, storm.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Those in the west are appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror.

King James Bible
They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.

International Standard Version
People who live west of him are appalled at his fate; those who live east of him are seized with terror.

NET Bible
People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror, saying,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People in the west are shocked by what happens to him. People in the east are seized with horror.

King James 2000 Bible
They that come after him shall be astounded at his day, as they that went before were frightened.
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