Job 31:29
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”
שָׂמַח
To rejoice, to be glad, to exult. Samach. This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Rejoicing in the day is an act of trust in the One who made it.
מָצָא
it had found/ him
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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שָׂנֵא
one who hated/ me
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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