Job 20:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He does not lookיֵ֥רֶא
(ye·re)
7200: to seea prim. root
at the streams,בִפְלַגֹּ֑ות
(vif·lag·go·vt;)
6390: a stream, divisionfrom palag
The riversנַהֲרֵ֥י
(na·ha·rei)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
flowingנַ֝חֲלֵ֗י
(na·cha·lei)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
with honeyדְּבַ֣שׁ
(de·vash)
1706: honeyfrom an unused word
and curds.וְחֶמְאָֽה׃
(ve·chem·'ah.)
2529: curdfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He shall not see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the rivers
plaggah  (pel-ag-gaw')
a runlet, i.e. gully -- division, river.
the floods
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
the brooks
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of honey
dbash  (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
and butter
chem'ah  (khem-aw')
curdled milk or cheese -- butter.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds.

King James Bible
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

International Standard Version
He won't look at the rivers— the torrents of honey and curd.

NET Bible
He will not look on the streams, the rivers, which are the torrents of honey and butter.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He won't be able to drink from the streams or from the rivers of honey and buttermilk.

King James 2000 Bible
He shall not see the rivers, the brooks flowing with honey and butter.
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