NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They are as stubbleteben (teh'-ben) material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) -- chaff, straw, stubble. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) the wind ruwach (roo'-akh) wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being and as chaff mots (motes) chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose) -- chaff. that the storm cuwphah (soo-faw') a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea. carrieth away ganab (gaw-nab') to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away? King James Bible They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. Holman Christian Standard Bible Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away? International Standard Version May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm. NET Bible How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind? GOD'S WORD® Translation How often are they like straw in the wind or like husks that the storm sweeps away? King James 2000 Bible They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away. Links Job 21:18Job 21:18 NIV Job 21:18 NLT Job 21:18 ESV Job 21:18 NASB Job 21:18 KJV |