King James Version

Job 3:14

With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;

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עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).מְ֭לָכִיםmelakhimkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְיֹ֣עֲצֵיveyoatseand adviseיָעַץconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and advise”, a verb used as a describing wordH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הַבֹּנִ֖יםhabonimthe buildבָּנָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.חֳרָב֣וֹתchoravotdecayed placeחׇרְבָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “decayed place”, the ordinary formH2723properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolationdecayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With kings and counsellors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;

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American Standard Version (1901)

With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

Young’s Literal Translation

With kings and counsellors of earth, These building wastes for themselves.

World English Bible

with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;

Darby Translation

With kings and counsellors of the earth, who build desolate places for themselves,

Douay-Rheims

With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

With kings and counsellors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νῦν ἂν κοιμηθεὶς ἡσύχασα, ὑπνώσας δὲ ἀνεπαυσάμην μετὰ βασιλέων βουλευτῶν γῆς οἳ ἐγαυριῶντο ἐπὶ ξίφεσιν,