King James Version

Job 30:21

Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

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תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְtehafekhechangeהָפַךְverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “change”, an unfinished 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).לְאַכְזָ֣רleakhzarto cruelאַכְזָרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to cruel”, the ordinary formH393violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) bravecruel, fierce.לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toבְּעֹ֖צֶםbeotsemin mightעֹצֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in might”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6108power; hence, bodymight, strong, substance.יָדְךָ֣yadekhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִיtistemenihateשָׂטַםverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hate”, an unfinished actionH7852properly, to lurk for, i.e. persecutehate, oppose self against.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; with the might of Thy hand Thou hatest me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.

World English Bible

You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me.

Darby Translation

Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.

Douay-Rheims

Thou art changed to be cruel toward me, and in the hardness of thy hand thou art against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; with the might of Thy hand Thou hatest me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They attacked me also without mercy: thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπέβησαν δέ μοι ἀνελεημόνως, χειρὶ κραταιᾷ με ἐμαστίγωσας.