They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.Job 24:18
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
קַֽל־ה֤וּא׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים׃
- קַֽל־kal-“[is] swift”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַל · “swift” · Strong's H7031
- ה֤וּא׀hu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פְּנֵי־pe.nei-“[the] surface of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
- מַ֗יִםMa.yim“[the] waters”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- תְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.Lal“it is cursed”Verb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
- חֶלְקָתָ֣םchel.ka.Tam“portion their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חֶלְקָה · “portion” · Strong's H2513A
- בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִ֝פְנֶהYif.neh“anyone turns”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנָה · “to turn” · Strong's H6437G
- דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] direction of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
- כְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.Mim“vineyards”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֶּרֶם · “vineyard” · Strong's H3754
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)