Job 6:20

They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Job 6:20
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Original language (Hebrew)

בֹּ֥שׁוּ כִּֽי־בָטָ֑ח בָּ֥אוּ עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃

  1. בֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shu“they are disappointed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
  2. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. בָטָ֑חva.Tach“he had been confident”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּטַח · “to trust” · Strong's H0982
  4. בָּ֥אוּBa.'u“they come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.ha“to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  6. וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ru“and they were disappointed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָפֵר · “be ashamed” · Strong's H2659
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)