Hebrew Interlinear
Job 17:12 Interlinear
“the night into day They change the light is short because of darkness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַ֭יְלָה | H3915 | the night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 2 | לְי֣וֹם | H3117 | into day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 3 | יָשִׂ֑ימוּ | H7760 | They change | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 4 | א֝֗וֹר | H216 | the light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 5 | קָר֥וֹב | H7138 | is short | near (in place, kindred or time) |
| 6 | מִפְּנֵי | H6440 | because | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 7 | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | H2822 | of darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
Verse Context
Job 17:11My days are past my purposes are broken off even the thoughts of my heart...
Job 17:12 (current)the night into day They change the light is short because of darkness
Job 17:13 If I wait the grave is mine house in the darkness I have made...