Job 15:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The wicked manרָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
writhes in painמִתְחֹולֵ֑ל
(mit·cho·v·lel;)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
[his] days,יְמֵ֣י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
And numberedוּמִסְפַּ֥ר
(u·mis·par)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
are the yearsנִ֗ים
(nim)
8141: a yearfrom shana
storedנִצְפְּנ֥וּ
(nitz·pe·nu)
6845: to hide, treasure upa prim. root
up for the ruthless.לֶעָרִֽיץ׃
(le·'a·ritz.)
6184: awe-inspiring, terror-strikingfrom arats


















KJV Lexicon
The wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
man travaileth
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
with pain all his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
is hidden
tsaphan  (tsaw-fan')
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
to the oppressor
`ariyts  (aw-reets')
fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical -- mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

King James Bible
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

International Standard Version
"The wicked person writhes in pain throughout his life, a number of years has been reserved for the ruthless.

NET Bible
All his days the wicked man suffers torment, throughout the number of the years that are stored up for the tyrant.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The wicked person is tortured all his days. Only a few years are reserved for the ruthless person.

King James 2000 Bible
The wicked man travails with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden for the oppressor.
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