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Job 5:3

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Job 5:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

אֲֽנִי־רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם׃

  1. אֲֽנִי־'ani-“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. רָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.ti“I have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  3. אֱוִ֣יל'e.Vil“a fool”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱוִיל · “fool(ish)” · Strong's H0191
  4. מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.Rish“taking root”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁרַשׁ · “to uproot” · Strong's H8327
  5. וָאֶקּ֖וֹבva.'e.Kov“and I cursed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָבַב · “to curse” · Strong's H6895
  6. נָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.hu“habitation his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָוֶה · “pasture” · Strong's H5116A
  7. פִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'Om“suddenly”
    Adverb · from פִּתְאֹם · “suddenly” · Strong's H6597
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)