King James Version

Job 15:24

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

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יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּyevaatuhvaffrightבָּעַתverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “affright”, an unfinished actionH1204to fearaffright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.צַ֣רtsarnarrowצַרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “narrow”, the ordinary formH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.וּמְצוּקָ֑הumetsuqahand anguishמְצוּקָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and anguish”, the ordinary formH4691narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) troubleanguish, distress.תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtitqefehvprevailתָּקַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “prevail”, an unfinished actionH8630to overpowerprevail (against).כְּמֶ֤לֶךְkemelekhas kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.עָתִ֬ידatidthings that shall comeעָתִידadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “things that shall come”, the ordinary formH6264prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasurethings that shall come, ready, treasures.לַכִּידֽוֹרlakidorto battleכִּידוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to battle”, the ordinary formH3593perhaps tumultbattle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Young’s Literal Translation

Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.

World English Bible

Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Darby Translation

Distress and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for the battle.

Douay-Rheims

Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: he shall fall as a captain in the first rank.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνάγκη δὲ καὶ θλίψις αὐτὸν καθέξει, ὥσπερ στρατηγὸς πρωτοστάτης πίπτων·