Job 38:15
Strong's Lexicon
Light
אוֹרָ֑ם (’ō·w·rām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

is withheld
וְיִמָּנַ֣ע (wə·yim·mā·na‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4513: 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld

from the wicked,
מֵרְשָׁעִ֣‪‬ים (mê·rə·šā·‘îm)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

and their upraised
רָ֝מָ֗ה (rā·māh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7311: 1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself 2) (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

arm
וּזְר֥וֹעַ (ū·zə·rō·w·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2220: 1) arm, forearm, shoulder, strength 1a) arm 1b) arm (as symbol of strength) 1c) forces (political and military) 1d) shoulder (of animal sacrificed)

is broken.
תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ (tiš·šā·ḇêr)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7665: 1) to break, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench 1a2) to break, rupture (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked 1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig) 1c) (Piel) to shatter, break 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

Young's Literal Translation
And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Light is withheld from  the wicked, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

New American Standard Bible
"From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.

King James Bible
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.

New Living Translation
The light disturbs the wicked and stops the arm that is raised in violence.

English Standard Version
From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

New American Standard Bible
"From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.

King James Bible
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Light is withheld from the wicked, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

International Standard Version
Then from the wicked their light is withheld and their upraised arm is broken.

NET Bible
Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.

American Standard Version
And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

English Revised Version
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.

Young's Literal Translation
And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.
















Cross References
Numbers 15:30
But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Job 5:14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Job 5:15
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 31:22
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Job 38:14
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

Psalm 10:15
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Psalm 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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 38:13
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

Job 38:16
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
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