Job 38:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
That it might take holdלֶ֭אֱחֹז
(le·'e·choz)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
of the endsבְּכַנְפֹ֣ות
(be·chan·fo·vt)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word
of the earth,הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
be shakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ
(ve·yin·na·'a·ru)
5287: to shake, shake out or offa prim. root
out of it? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
That it might take hold
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
of the ends
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
that the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
might be shaken out
na`ar  (naw-ar')
to tumble about -- shake (off, out, self), overthrow, toss up and down.
of it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

King James Bible
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so it may seize the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

International Standard Version
where it seizes the edge of the earth and shakes the wicked out of it?

NET Bible
that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that it could grab the earth by its edges and shake wicked people out of it?

King James 2000 Bible
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
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