King James Version
Job 24:22 in the King James Version says “He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. no: or, he trusteth not his own lif...” — study this verse from Job chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. no: or, he trusteth not his own life”
Job 24:22 · KJV
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. no: or, he trusteth not his own life
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. are gone: Heb. are not taken: Heb. closed up
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“He draweth”
H4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
“with his power”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
“he riseth up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and no man is sure”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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