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Job 4:20

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

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מִבֹּ֣קֶרmiboqerfrom dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.לָעֶ֣רֶבlaerevto evenעֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.יֻכַּ֑תּוּyukatvbeatכָּתַתverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “beat”, an unfinished actionH3807to bruise or violently strikebeat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. lמִבְּלִ֥יmiblifrom notבְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from not”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.מֵ֝שִׂ֗יםmesimputשׂוּםverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “put”, a verb used as a describing wordH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…לָנֶ֥צַחlanetsachto alwayנֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.יֹאבֵֽדוּyovedvdestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.

Young’s Literal Translation

From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.

World English Bible

Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.

Darby Translation

From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.

Douay-Rheims

From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And from morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν μέχρι ἑσπέρας οὐκ ἔτι εἰσὶ, παρὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς βοηθῆσαι, ἀπώλοντο.