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אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּתakhzeriutcruelאַכְזְרִיּוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “cruel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH395fiercenesscruel.חֵ֭מָהchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).וְשֶׁ֣טֶףveshetefand floodשֶׁטֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7858a deluge (literally or figuratively)flood, outrageous, overflowing.אָ֑ףaffaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וּמִ֥יumiand whoמִיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יַ֝עֲמֹדyaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…קִנְאָֽהqinahenvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “envy”, the ordinary formH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Young’s Literal Translation
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
World English Bible
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Darby Translation
Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Douay-Rheims
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
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