Hebrew Interlinear

Job 20:23 Interlinear

When he is about to fill his belly God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him and shall rain it upon him while he is eating

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יְהִ֤י׀H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2לְמַלֵּ֬אH4390When he is about to fillto fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
3בִטְנ֗וֹH990his bellythe belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
4יְֽשַׁלַּחH7971God shall castto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
5בּ֭וֹH0
6חֲר֣וֹןH2740the furya burning of anger
7אַפּ֑וֹH639of his wrathproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
8וְיַמְטֵ֥רH4305upon him and shall rainto rain
9עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃H3894it upon him while he is eatingproperly, eaten, i.e., food; also flesh, i.e., body

Verse Context

Job 20:22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits every hand...
Job 20:23 (current) When he is about to fill his belly God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him and shall rain it upon him while he is eating
Job 20:24He shall flee weapon from the iron shall strike him through and the bow of steel...

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