Job 21:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”
חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
נִיר
the lamp of
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נִיר
Lamp, burning light. Niyr. A flame that lights the way. Your word is a lamp to my feet, not a floodlight but just enough light for the very next step.
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עַל
on/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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רָשָׁע
wicked people
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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חָלַק
does he apportion?
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חָלַק
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
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דָּעַךְ
is it extinguished
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דָּעַךְ
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
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