Job 20:6
Strong's Lexicon
Though
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

his arrogance
שִׂיא֑וֹ (śî·’ōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7863: 1) loftiness (of pride)

reaches
יַעֲלֶ֣ה (ya·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

the heavens,
לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (laš·šā·ma·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

and his head
וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ (wə·rō·šōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

touches
יַגִּֽיעַ׃ (yag·gî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5060: 1) to touch, reach, strike 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to touch 1a2) to strike 1a3) to reach, extend to 1a4) to be stricken 1a4a) stricken (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated 1c) (Piel) to strike 1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease) 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive 1e1) to cause to touch, apply 1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come 1e3) to approach (of time) 1e4) to befall (of fate)

the clouds,
לָעָ֥ב (lā·‘āḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5645: 1) darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

Young's Literal Translation
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches  heaven, and his head touches the  clouds, 

New American Standard Bible
"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

King James Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Though the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

New Living Translation
Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds,

English Standard Version
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

New American Standard Bible
"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

King James Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches heaven, and his head touches the clouds,

International Standard Version
Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,

NET Bible
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

American Standard Version
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

English Revised Version
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Young's Literal Translation
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --
















Cross References
Isaiah 14:13
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Isaiah 14:14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Jeremiah 51:53
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Obadiah 1:4
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Job 20:4
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

Job 20:3
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Job 20:7
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Job 20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
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