Job 38:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"From the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(me·re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
their lightאֹורָ֑ם
(o·v·ram;)
216: a lightfrom or
is withheld,וְיִמָּנַ֣ע
(ve·yim·ma·na)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
And the upliftedרָ֝מָ֗ה
(ra·mah)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
armוּזְרֹ֥ועַ
(u·ze·ro·v·a')
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
is broken.תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃
(ti·sha·ver.)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And from the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
their light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
is withholden
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
and the high
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
arm
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
shall be broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.

King James Bible
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Light is withheld from the wicked, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

International Standard Version
Then from the wicked their light is withheld and their upraised arm is broken.

NET Bible
Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Wicked people are deprived of their light, and an arm raised [in victory] is broken.

King James 2000 Bible
And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the uplifted arm shall be broken.
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