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Job 15:34

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עֲדַ֣תadatassemblyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).חָנֵ֣ףchanefhypocriteחָנֵףadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “hypocrite”, the ordinary formH2611soiled (i.e. with sin), impioushypocrite(-ical).גַּלְמ֑וּדgalmuddesolateגַּלְמוּדadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH1565sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolatedesolate, solitary.וְ֝אֵ֗שׁveeshand fireאֵשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.אָכְלָ֥הakhelaheatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אָֽהֳלֵיaholetentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.שֹֽׁחַדshochadbribeשַׁחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bribe”, the ordinary formH7810a donation (venal or redemptive)bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.

World English Bible

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

Darby Translation

For the family of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

Douay-Rheims

For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For death is the witness of an ungodly man, and fire shall burn the houses of them that receive gifts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μαρτύριον γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς θάνατος· πῦρ δὲ καύσει οἴκους δωροδεκτῶν·