Job 19:29
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment. ”
גּוּר
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
חֶרֶב
the sword
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חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
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עָוֺן
is iniquities of
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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יָדַע
you may know/ !
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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חֵמָה
rage
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חֵמָה
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
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