King James Version

Job 30:15

Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

הָהְפַּ֥ךְhahepakhchangeהָפַךְverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, a completed actionH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).עָלַ֗יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתbalahotterrorבַּלָּהָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “terror”, the ordinary formH1091alarm; hence, destructionterror, trouble.תִּרְדֹּ֣ףtirdofchaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).כָּ֭רוּחַkaruchaas angerרוּחַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).נְדִבָתִ֑יnedivatisoulנְדִיבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “soul”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5082properly, nobility, i.e. reputationsoul.וּ֝כְעָ֗בukheavand as cloudעָבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and as cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).עָבְרָ֥הaverahalienateעָבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…יְשֻׁעָתִֽיyeshuatideliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath turned against me terrors, It pursueth as the wind mine abundance, And as a thick cloud, Hath my safety passed away.

World English Bible

Terrors have turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud.

Darby Translation

Terrors are turned against me; they pursue mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away like a cloud.

Douay-Rheims

I am brought to nothing: as a wind thou hast taken away my desire: and my prosperity hath passed away like a cloud.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My pains return upon me ; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιστρέφονταί μου αἱ ὀδύναι, ᾤχετό μου ἡ ἐλπὶς ὥσπερ πνεῦμα, καὶ ὥσπερ νέφος ἡ σωτηρία μου.