King James Version

Job 13:25

Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

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הֶעָלֶ֣הhealehthe leafעָלֶהparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the leaf”, the ordinary formH5929a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliagebranch, leaf.נִדָּ֣ףnidafdriveנָדַףverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “drive”, a verb used as a describing wordH5086to shove asunder, i.e. dispersedrive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.תַּעֲר֑וֹץtaarotsdreadעָרַץverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dread”, an unfinished actionH6206to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harassbe affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).קַ֖שׁqashstubbleקַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stubble”, the ordinary formH7179straw (as dry)stubble.יָבֵ֣שׁyaveshdryיָבֵשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “dry”, the ordinary formH3002drydried (away), dry.תִּרְדֹּֽףtirdofchaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

Young’s Literal Translation

A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue?

World English Bible

Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?

Darby Translation

Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?

Douay-Rheims

Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou shewest thy power, and thou pursuest a dry straw.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou be startled at me , as at a leaf shaken by the wind? or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ὡς φῦλλον κινούμενον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου εὐλαβηθήσῃ, ἢ ὡς χόρτῳ φερομένῳ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἀντίκεισαί μοι;