Job 9:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I am accounted wicked,אֶרְשָׁ֑ע
(er·sha;)
7561: to be wicked, act wickedlydenominative verb from resha
Whyלָמָּה־
(lam·mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
thenזֶּ֝֗ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
should I toilאִיגָֽע׃
(i·ga.)
3021: to toil, grow or be wearya prim. root
in vain?הֶ֣בֶל
(he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If I be wicked
rasha`  (raw-shah')
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate -- condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
why then labour
yaga`  (yaw-gah')
to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil -- faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
I in vain
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?

King James Bible
If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I will be found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

International Standard Version
I will be condemned, so why should I wear myself out with this futility?

NET Bible
If I am guilty, why then weary myself in vain?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I've already been found guilty. Why should I work so hard for nothing?

King James 2000 Bible
If I am wicked, why then labor I in vain?
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