Job 9:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The earthאֶ֤רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
is givenנִתְּנָ֬ה
(nit·te·nah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
into the handבְֽיַד־
(ve·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the wicked;רָשָׁ֗ע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
He coversיְכַסֶּ֑ה
(ye·chas·seh;)
3680: to covera prim. root
the facesפְּנֵֽי־
(pe·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of its judges.שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ
(sho·fe·tei·ha)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
[it is] not [He], thenאֵפֹ֣וא
(e·fo·v)
645: thena prim. particle
whoמִי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
is it? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
into the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
he covereth
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
the faces
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.)
of the judges
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
thereof if not where
'ephow  (ay-fo')
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then -- here, now, where?
and who is he
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?

King James Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The earth is handed over to the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it isn't He, then who is it?

International Standard Version
A land is given into the hands of a wicked person; he covers the faces of its judges. If it is not God, then who is it?"

NET Bible
If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The earth is handed over to the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If he isn't the one [doing this], who is?

King James 2000 Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covers the faces of its judges; if not he, who then is it?
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