Job 21:17 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | כַּמָּ֤ה׀ | h4100 |
| 1 | How oft is the candle | נֵר | h5216 |
| 2 | of the wicked | רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים | h7563 |
| 3 | put out | יִדְעָ֗ךְ | h1846 |
| 4 | and how oft cometh | וְיָבֹ֣א | h935 |
| 5 | | עָלֵ֣ימוֹ | h5921 |
| 6 | their destruction | אֵידָ֑ם | h343 |
| 7 | sorrows | חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים | h2256 |
| 8 | upon them! God distributeth | יְחַלֵּ֥ק | h2505 |
| 9 | in his anger | בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | h639 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
American Standard Version (ASV)
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That `God' distributeth sorrows in his anger?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows [to them] in his anger?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft cometh their destruction upon them? God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
World English Bible (WEB)
"How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes on them? That God distributes sorrows in his anger?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.