King James Version

Job 8:14

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.

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אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָק֥וֹטyaqotbe cut offקָטַטverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be cut off”, an unfinished actionH6990to clip off, i.e. (figuratively) destroybe cut off.כִּסְל֑וֹkislvoloinכֶּסֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3689properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trustconfidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.וּבֵ֥יתuveytand familyבַּיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁakavishspiderעַכָּבִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “spider”, the ordinary formH5908a spider (as weaving a network)spider.מִבְטַחֽוֹmivtachvoconfidenceמִבְטָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “confidence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assuranceconfidence, hope, sure, trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider’s web.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.

World English Bible

whose confidence will break apart, whose trust is a spider’s web.

Darby Translation

Whose confidence shall be cut off, and his reliance is a spider's web.

Douay-Rheims

His folly shall not please him, and his trust shall be like the spider’s web.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider's web.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀοίκητος γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἔσται ὁ οἶκος· ἀράχνη δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποβήσεται ἡ σκηνή.