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Job 11:10

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יַחֲלֹ֥ףyachalofchangeחָלַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, an unfinished actionH2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or changeabolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.וְיַסְגִּ֑ירveyasgirand shutסָגַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shut”, an unfinished actionH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.וְ֝יַקְהִ֗ילveyaqhiland assembleקָהַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and assemble”, an unfinished actionH6950to convokeassemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).וּמִ֣יumiand whoמִיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּyeshivenvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Young’s Literal Translation

If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?

World English Bible

If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?

Darby Translation

If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?

Douay-Rheims

If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ καταστρέψῃ τὰ πάντα, τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ, τί ἐποίησας;