Job 20:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For he has oppressedרִ֭צַּץ
(ri·tzatz)
7533: to crusha prim. root
[and] forsakenעָזַ֣ב
(a·zav)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
the poor;דַּלִּ֑ים
(dal·lim;)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
He has seizedגָּ֝זַ֗ל
(ga·zal)
1497: to tear away, seize, roba prim. root
a houseבַּ֥יִת
(ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
which he has not built.יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃
(yi·ve·ne·hu.)
1129: to builda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Because he hath oppressed
ratsats  (raw-tsats')
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively -- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.
and hath forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
because he hath violently taken away
gazal  (gaw-zal')
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob -- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
an house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
which he builded
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.

King James Bible
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For he oppressed and abandoned the poor; he seized a house he did not build.

International Standard Version
because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn't build.

NET Bible
For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because he crushed and abandoned the poor. He has taken by force a house that he didn't build.

King James 2000 Bible
Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house which he built not;
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