Job 15:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He wandersנֹ֘דֵ֤ד
(no·ded)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
about for food,לַלֶּ֣חֶם
(lal·le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
saying, 'Where 
 
346: where?from ay
is it?' He knowsיָדַ֓ע
(ya·da)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that a dayיֹֽום־
(yo·vm-)
3117: daya prim. root
of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
is at hand.בְּיָדֹ֣ו
(be·ya·dov)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He wandereth abroad
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
for bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
saying Where is it he knoweth
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
is ready
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
at his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He wanders about for food, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

King James Bible
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He wanders about for food, saying, "Where is it?" He knows the day of darkness is at hand.

International Standard Version
He wanders around for food—where is it? He knows that a time of darkness is near.

NET Bible
he wanders about--food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He wanders around for food and asks, 'Where is it?' He knows that his ruin is close at hand.

King James 2000 Bible
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
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