King James Version

Job 22:16

Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

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אֲשֶֽׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…קֻמְּט֥וּqumtvfill with wrinklesקָמַטverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “fill with wrinkles”, a completed actionH7059to pluck, i.e. destroycut down, fill with wrinkles.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עֵ֑תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.נָ֝הָ֗רnaharfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.יוּצַ֥קyutsaqcastיָצַקverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.יְסוֹדָֽםyesodamfoundationיְסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3247a foundation (literally or figuratively)bottom, foundation, repairing

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

Young’s Literal Translation

Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.

World English Bible

who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

Darby Translation

Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

Douay-Rheims

Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who were seized before their time: their foundations are as an overflowing stream.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οἳ συνελήφθησαν ἄωροι; ποταμὸς ἐπιῤῥέων οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτῶν,