Job 29:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 29:176 words

HebrewMeaning

וָֽ֭/אֲשַׁבְּרָ/הwāʾăšabərāh

and I broke !conjH7665

off · in pieces · up) · broken ···

מְתַלְּע֣וֹתmətaləʿwōt

the jaws ofnounH4973

jaw

עַוָּ֑לʿawāl

the unrighteousnounH5767

unrighteous · wicked

וּ֝/מִ/שִּׁנָּ֗י/וwmišināyw

and from teeth hisconjH8127

forefront · ivory · sharp · tooth

אַשְׁלִ֥יךְʾašəliykə

I threwverbH7993

cast (away · down · forth · off ···

טָֽרֶףṭārep

the preynounH2964

meat · prey · spoil

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 29:17

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Oh what a spoil did “he take from the mouth of the devil, when by converting she carried off Saul himself the spoiler; when still breathing threats he was on his way to Damascus, having received letters, and whereas by persecuting the faithful he was gathering prey for the devil, he was, by being made acquainted with the faith, himself gathered to Christ. As many times did the Church ‘pluck the spoil…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 19 §46

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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