Job 9:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִםשֹׁ֭־
(i·m·sho-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
the scourgeוט
(vt)
7752: a scourge, whipfrom shut
killsיָמִ֣ית
(ya·mit)
4191: to diea prim. root
suddenly,פִּתְאֹ֑ם
(pit·'om;)
6597: suddenness, suddenlyfrom the same as petha
He mocksיִלְעָֽג׃
(yil·'ag.)
3932: to mock, deride, stammera prim. root
the despairלְמַסַּ֖ת
(le·mas·sat)
4531a: despairfrom masas
of the innocent.נְקִיִּ֣ם
(ne·ki·yim)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah


















KJV Lexicon
If the scourge
showt  (shote)
a lash -- scourge, whip.
slay
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
suddenly
pith'owm  (pith-ome')
instantly -- straightway, sudden(-ly).
he will laugh
la`ag  (law-ag')
to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly -- have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.
at the trial
maccah  (mas-saw')
a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous) -- temptation, trial.
of the innocent
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

King James Bible
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When disaster brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

International Standard Version
If a calamity causes sudden death, he'll mock at the despair of the innocent.

NET Bible
If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When a sudden disaster brings death, he makes fun of the despair of innocent people.

King James 2000 Bible
If the scourge slays suddenly, he will laugh at the plight of the innocent.
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