Job 9:26 Hebrew Word Analysis

0They are passed awayחָ֭לְפוּh2498
1asעִםh5973
2shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹתh591
3the swiftאֵבֶ֑הh16
4as the eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרh5404
5that hastethיָט֥וּשׂh2907
6עֲלֵיh5921
7to the preyאֹֽכֶל׃h400

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

American Standard Version (ASV)

They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

World English Bible (WEB)

They have passed away as the swift ships, As the eagle that swoops on the prey.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.