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Job 5:13 Interlinear

“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לֹכֵ֣ד	H3920	He taketh	to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
2	חֲכָמִ֣ים	H2450	the wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
3	בְּעָרְמָ֑ם	H6193	in their own craftiness	a stratagem
4	וַֽעֲצַ֖ת	H6098	and the counsel	advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
5	נִפְתָּלִ֣ים	H6617	of the froward	to twine, i.e., (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
6	נִמְהָֽרָה׃	H4116	is carried headlong	properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication)

Job 5:13 (current)He taketh the wise in their own craftiness and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong