King James Version

Job 18:20

They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…י֭וֹמוֹyomvoas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…נָשַׁ֣מּוּnashamvmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make amazed”, a completed actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.אַחֲרֹנִ֑יםacharonimlastאַחֲרוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “last”, the ordinary formH314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) westernafter (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗יםveqadmonimand ancientקַדְמוֹנִיconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and ancient”, the ordinary formH6931(of time) anterior or (of place) orientalancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old.אָ֣חֲזוּachazvholdאָחַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hold”, a completed actionH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).שָֽׂעַרsaaraffrightedשַׂעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “affrighted”, the ordinary formH8178a tempest; also a terroraffrighted, [idiom] horribly, [idiom] sore, storm. See H8181 (שֵׂעָר).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before are affrighted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.

Young’s Literal Translation

At this day westerns have been astonished And easterns have taken fright.

World English Bible

Those who come after will be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.

Darby Translation

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before [them] were affrighted.

Douay-Rheims

They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and horror shall fall upon them that went before.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before are affrighted.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But strangers shall dwell in his possessions: the last groaned for him, and wonder seized the first.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλʼ ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῦ ζήσονται ἕτεροι· ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐστέναξαν ἔσχατοι, πρώτους δὲ ἔσχε θαῦμα.