King James Version

Job 20:7

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹkegelalvoas dungגֵּלֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as dung”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1561dung (plural balls of dung)dung.לָנֶ֣צַחlanetsachto alwayנֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.יֹאבֵ֑דyoveddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.רֹ֝אָ֗יוroayvseeרָאָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a verb used as a describing wordH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יֹאמְר֥וּyomrvsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אַיּֽוֹayvohowאַיparticle, interrogative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “how”H335where? hence how?how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; they that have seen him shall say: 'Where is he?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Young’s Literal Translation

As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: 'Where [is] he?'

World English Bible

yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

Darby Translation

Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Douay-Rheims

In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that has seen him shall say: Where is he?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; they that have seen him shall say: 'Where is he?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅταν γὰρ δοκῇ ἤδη κατεστηρίχθαι, τότε εἰς τέλος ἀπολεῖται· οἱ δὲ εἰδότες αὐτὸν ἐροῦσι, ποῦ ἐστιν;