Job 24:18
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He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
In other translations
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
Hebrew words
קַל־kal-[is] swiftH7031הוּא׀hu'heH1931עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵי־penei-[the] surface ofH6440מַיִםmayim[the] watersH4325תְּקֻלַּלtekulalit is cursedH7043חֶלְקָתָםchelkatamportion theirH2513בָּאָרֶץba'aretzin the landH776לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִפְנֶהyifnehanyone turnsH6437דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] direction ofH1870כְּרָמִים׃keramimvineyardsH3754
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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