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Job 40:12

In Job 40 of Job.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

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רְאֵ֣הreehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a commandH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).גֵּ֭אֶהgeehproudגֵּאֶהadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “proud”, the ordinary formH1343lofty; figuratively, arrogantproud.הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּhakhniehvbring downכָּנַעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, a commandH3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquishbring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.וַהֲדֹ֖ךְvahadokheand tread downהָדַךְconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and tread down”, a commandH1915to crush with the foottread down.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תַּחְתָּֽםtachtamwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

Young’s Literal Translation

See every proud one — humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

World English Bible

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

Darby Translation

Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:

Douay-Rheims

He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον, σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα.

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