Hebrew Interlinear
Job 17:5 Interlinear
“flattery He that speaketh to his friends even the eyes of his children shall fail”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְ֭חֵלֶק | H2506 | flattery | properly, smoothness (of the tongue) |
| 2 | יַגִּ֣יד | H5046 | He that speaketh | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 3 | רֵעִ֑ים | H7453 | to his friends | an associate (more or less close) |
| 4 | וְעֵינֵ֖י | H5869 | even the eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 5 | בָנָ֣יו | H1121 | of his children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 6 | תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃ | H3615 | shall fail | to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) |
Verse Context
Job 17:4 their heart For thou hast hid from understanding ...
Job 17:5 (current)flattery He that speaketh to his friends even the eyes of his children shall fail
Job 17:6He hath made me also a byword of the people I was as a tabret and aforetime ...