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Job 31:12

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֣שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.הִ֭יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אֲבַדּ֣וֹןavadondestructionאֲבַדּוֹןnoun, proper name — “destruction”H11abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hadesdestruction.תֹּאכֵ֑לtokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וּֽבְכָלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יtevuatifruitתְּבוּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.תְשָׁרֵֽשׁteshareshrootשָׁרַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “root”, an unfinished actionH8327to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it(take, cause to take) root (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a fire it [is], to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,

World English Bible

for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.

Darby Translation

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Douay-Rheims

It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For it is a fire burning on every side, and whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πῦρ γάρ ἐστι καιόμενον ἐπὶ πάντων τῶν μερῶν, οὗδʼ ἂν ἐπέλθῃ ἐκ ῥιζῶν ἀπώλεσεν.