The Meaning of Job 30:21 Explained

Job 30:21

KJV: Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

YLT: Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.

Darby: Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.

ASV: Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou art become  cruel  to me: with thy strong  hand  thou opposest  thyself against me. 

What does Job 30:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Job 30

1  Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt
15  and his prosperity into calamity

What do the individual words in Job 30:21 mean?

[But] You have become cruel to me with the strength of Your hand You oppose me
תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי

תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ  [But]  You  have  become 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
לְאַכְזָ֣ר  cruel 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַכְזָר  
Sense: cruel, fierce.
לִ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בְּעֹ֖צֶם  with  the  strength 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֹצֶם 
Sense: power, bones, might.
יָדְךָ֣  of  Your  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי  You  oppose  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: שָׂטַם  
Sense: to hate, oppose oneself to, bear a grudge, retain animosity against, cherish animosity against.