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Job 15:4

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

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אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.אַ֭תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תָּפֵ֣רtaferbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.יִרְאָ֑הyirahfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fear”, the ordinary formH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).וְתִגְרַ֥עvetigraand abateגָּרַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and abate”, an unfinished actionH1639to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withholdabate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.שִׂ֝יחָ֗הsichahmeditationשִׂיחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “meditation”, the ordinary formH7881reflection; be extension, devotionmeditation, prayer.לִפְנֵיlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֵֽלelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

World English Bible

Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

Darby Translation

Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before God.

Douay-Rheims

As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, and accomplished such words before the Lord?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ καὶ σὺ ἀπεποιήσω φόβον, συνετελέσω δὲ ῥήματα τοιαῦτα ἔναντι τοῦ Κυρίου;