King James Version
Job 36:19 in the King James Version says “Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.” — study this verse from Job chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.”
Job 36:19 · KJV
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. take: or, should uphold thee
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver: Heb. turn thee aside
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Will he esteem”
H6186to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of strength”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
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