King James Version

Job 31:3

Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

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הֲלֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “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…אֵ֥ידeydcalamityאֵידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “calamity”, the ordinary formH343oppression; by implication misfortune, ruincalamity, destruction.לְעַוָּ֑לleavalto unjustעַוָּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to unjust”, the ordinary formH5767evil (morally)unjust, unrighteous, wicked.וְ֝נֵ֗כֶרvenekherand strangeנֶכֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and strange”, the ordinary formH5235something strange, i.e. unexpected calamitystrange.לְפֹ֣עֲלֵיlefoaleto doפָּעַלpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “to do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?

World English Bible

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

Darby Translation

Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity?

Douay-Rheims

Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alas! destruction to the unrighteous, and rejection to them that do iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐαί, ἀπώλεια τῷ ἀδίκῳ, καὶ ἀπαλλοτρίωσις τοῖς ποιοῦσιν ἀνομίαν.

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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