Job 7:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When a cloudעָ֭נָן
(a·nan)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
vanishes,כָּלָ֣ה
(ka·lah)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
it is gone,וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ
(vai·ye·lach;)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
Soכֵּ֥ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
he who goes downיֹורֵ֥ד
(yo·v·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheolאֹ֗ול
(o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
does not comeיַעֲלֶֽה׃
(ya·'a·leh.)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
As the cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
is consumed
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
and vanisheth away
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
so he that goeth down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
shall come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
no more
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

King James Bible
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a cloud fades away and vanishes, so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.

International Standard Version
As a cloud fades away and vanishes, the one who descends to the afterlife doesn't return.

NET Bible
As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As a cloud fades away and disappears, so a person goes into the grave and doesn't come back again.

King James 2000 Bible
As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away: so he that goes down to the grave shall come up no more.
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