Job 31:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
my landאַדְמָתִ֣י
(ad·ma·ti)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
criesתִזְעָ֑ק
(tiz·'ak;)
2199: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
out againstעָ֭לַי
(a·lai)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
me, And its furrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָ
(te·la·mei·ha)
8525: a furrowfrom an unused word
weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃
(yiv·kai·un.)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
together;וְ֝יַ֗חַד
(ve·ya·chad)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad


















KJV Lexicon
If my land
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
cry
za`aq  (zaw-ak')
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
against me or that the furrows
telem  (teh'-lem)
a bank or terrace -- furrow, ridge.
likewise
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
thereof complain
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;

King James Bible
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If my land cries out against me and its furrows join in weeping,

International Standard Version
"If my land were to cry out against me or if all its furrows wept as one,

NET Bible
"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept....

King James 2000 Bible
If my land cries against me, and its furrows likewise complain;
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