Job 31:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For it would be fireאֵ֣שׁ
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
that consumesתֹּאכֵ֑ל
(to·chel;)
398: to eata prim. root
to Abaddon,אֲבַדֹּ֣ון
(a·vad·do·vn)
11: (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddonfrom abad
And would uprootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃
(te·sha·resh.)
8327: to deal with the rootsdenominative verb from shoresh
allוּֽבְכָל־
(u·ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
my increase.תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י
(te·vu·'a·ti)
8393: product, revenuefrom bo


















KJV Lexicon
For it is a fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
that consumeth
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
to destruction
'abaddown  (ab-ad-done')
abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades -- destruction.
and would root out
sharash  (shaw-rash')
to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it -- (take, cause to take) root (out).
all mine increase
tbuw'ah  (teb-oo-aw')
income, i.e. produce -- fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.

King James Bible
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest.

International Standard Version
The fires of Abaddon will burn, disrupting every part of my eternal reward."

NET Bible
For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon. It would uproot my entire harvest.

King James 2000 Bible
For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
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