Job 30:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whenכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I expectedקִ֭וִּיתִי
(kiv·vi·ti)
6960a: to wait fora prim. root
good,טֹ֣וב
(to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
then evilרָ֑ע
(ra;)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
came;וַיָּ֣בֹא
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
When I waitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה
(va·'a·ya·cha·lah)
3176: to wait, awaita prim. root
for light,לְ֝אֹ֗ור
(le·'o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
then darknessאֹֽפֶל׃
(o·fel.)
652: darkness, gloomfrom an unused word
came.וַיָּ֥בֹא
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When I looked
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
for good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
then evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto me and when I waited
yachal  (yaw-chal')
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
for light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
there came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
darkness
'ophel  (o'fel)
dusk -- darkness, obscurity, privily.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.

King James Bible
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

International Standard Version
I have hoped for good, but evil came instead; I have hoped for light, but darkness came.

NET Bible
But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When I waited for good, evil came. When I looked for light, darkness came.

King James 2000 Bible
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
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