Job 24:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּ
(yir·ta·vu;)
7372: to be moista prim. root
with the mountainהָרִ֣ים
(ha·rim)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶם
(miz·ze·rem)
2230: a flood of rain, rainstorm, downpourfrom zaram
And hugחִבְּקוּ־
(chib·be·ku-)
2263: to clasp, embracea prim. root
the rockצֽוּר׃
(tzur.)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
for wantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥י
(u·mib·be·li)
1097: a wearing outfrom balah
of a shelter.מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה
(mach·seh)
4268: refuge, shelterfrom chasah


















KJV Lexicon
They are wet
ratab  (raw-tab')
to be moist -- be wet.
with the showers
zerem  (zeh'-rem)
a gush of water -- flood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.
of the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and embrace
chabaq  (khaw-bak')
to clasp (the hands or in embrace) -- embrace, fold.;
the rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
for want of a shelter
machaceh  (makh-as-eh')
a shelter -- hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.

King James Bible
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless.

International Standard Version
They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.

NET Bible
They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They are drenched by the rainstorms in the mountains. They hug the rocks because they can't find shelter.

King James 2000 Bible
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
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