Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.Job 35:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַבֵּ֣ט שָׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וְשׁ֥וּר שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים גָּבְה֥וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
- הַבֵּ֣טha.Bet“look at”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָבַט · “to look” · Strong's H5027
- שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yim“[the] heavens”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- וּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'Eh“and see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וְשׁ֥וּרve.Shur“and observe”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּר · “to see” · Strong's H7789
- שְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםShe.cha.Kim“[the] clouds”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׁ֫חַק · “cloud” · Strong's H7834
- גָּבְה֥וּga.ve.Hu“they are high”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּבַהּ · “to exult” · Strong's H1361
- מִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.ka“more than you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)