King James Version

Job 14:18

And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.

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וְ֭אוּלָםveulamand howbeitאוּלָםconjunction, adverb — “and howbeit”H199however or on the contraryas for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.נוֹפֵ֣לnofelfallנָפַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “fall”, a verb used as a describing wordH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…יִבּ֑וֹלyiboldisgraceנָבֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “disgrace”, an unfinished actionH5034to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgracedisgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither.וְ֝צ֗וּרvetsurand edgeצוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).יֶעְתַּ֥קyetaqremoveעָתַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “remove”, an unfinished actionH6275to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribecopy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.מִמְּקֹמֽוֹmimqomvofrom countryמָקוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;

Young’s Literal Translation

And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.

World English Bible

“But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place.

Darby Translation

And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;

Douay-Rheims

A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πλὴν ὄρος πίπτον διαπεσεῖται, καὶ πέτρα παλαιωθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς.