Job 30:2
Strong's Lexicon
Indeed,
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

what use
לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh)
Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

to me
לִּ֑י ()
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew :

עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ (‘ā·lê·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

was the strength
כֹּ֣חַ (kō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3581: 1) strength, power, might 1a) human strength 1b) strength (of angels) 1c) power (of God) 1d) strength (of animals) 1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil) 2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean 2a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

of their hands,
יְ֭דֵיהֶם (yə·ḏê·hem)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

since their vigor
כָּֽלַח׃ (kā·laḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3624: 1) full strength, firm or rugged strength, vigour

had left them ?
אָ֣בַד (’ā·ḇaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6: 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) 1a3) be lost, strayed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) 1b3) cause to stray, lose 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to destroy, put to death 1c1a) of divine judgment 1c2) object name of kings (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?

Young's Literal Translation
Also—the power of their hands, why [is it] to me? On them hath old age perished.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What use to me was the strength of their  hands? Their vigor had left them.

New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, what [good was] the strength of their hands to me? Vigor had perished from them.

King James Bible
Yea, whereto [might] the strength of their hands [profit] me, in whom old age was perished?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?

New Living Translation
A lot of good they are to me--those worn-out wretches!

English Standard Version
What could I gain from the strength of their hands, men whose vigor is gone?

New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me? Vigor had perished from them.

King James Bible
Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What use to me was the strength of their hands? Their vigor had left them.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, what could I have gained from men whose strength is gone?

NET Bible
Moreover, the strength of their hands--what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;

American Standard Version
Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished.

English Revised Version
Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? men in whom ripe age is perished.

Young's Literal Translation
Also -- the power of their hands, why is it to me? On them hath old age perished.
















Cross References
Job 30:1
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Job 30:3
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 29:25
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Job 29:24
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Job 30:4
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

Job 30:5
They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
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