Job 24:1

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
Job 24:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

מַדּ֗וּעַ מִ֭שַּׁדַּי לֹא־נִצְפְּנ֣וּ עִתִּ֑ים וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו לֹא־חָ֥זוּ יָמָֽיו׃

  1. מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  2. מִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.dai“from [the] Almighty”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
  3. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. נִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.Nu“have they been stored up”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from צָפַן · “to treasure” · Strong's H6845
  5. עִתִּ֑ים'i.Tim“times”
    Noun, both genders, plural, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  6. וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ov“and [those who] know him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. חָ֥זוּCha.zu“have they seen?”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2372
  9. יָמָֽיו׃ya.Mav“days his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)