The Meaning of Job 27:18 Explained

Job 27:18

KJV: He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

YLT: He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

Darby: He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.

ASV: He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

Discover Job 27:18

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 27:18?

MEANING: What does Job 27:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 27:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 27:18?

What is the context of Job 27:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.

What does Job 27:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 27:1-23 - The Justice Of God

Zophar ought now to have taken up the discourse, but, as he is silent, Job proceeds. First he renews his protestations of integrity, Job 27:1-10. He denies the charge of being ungodly, and says that till he dies he will not put away his integrity. He refuses to justify the accusations of his friends, and demands that they who had spoken against him should suffer the punishments which they had suggested as his due, Job 27:7. The falsity of their charges was surely evidenced by the fact that he could still delight in the Almighty and call upon His name, Job 27:10.

Then he speaks of the portion of the wicked, Job 27:11-23. Zophar and the rest could hardly have spoken more strongly. Though Job denied the application to himself, he was willing to admit the general truth of these propositions. Through what marvelous alternations the mind of man passes-now on the crest of the wave and again in the trough; arguing, debating, questioning; now antagonizing a position, and then almost accepting it! But be of good cheer! "At eventide it shall be light!" "I have been within the gates," said one brave explorer, "and there is no dark valley." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 27

¹ Job protests his sincerity
⁸ The hypocrite is without hope
¹¹ The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses

What do the individual words in Job 27:18 mean?

He builds like a moth his house and Like a booth [which] makes a watchman

בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּית֑וֹ וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר

בָּנָ֣ה	He builds
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
כָעָ֣שׁ	like a moth
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָשׁ Sense: moth.
בֵּית֑וֹ	his house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה	and Like a booth
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular Root: סֻכָּה Sense: thicket, covert, booth.
עָשָׂ֥ה	[which] makes
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
נֹצֵֽר	a watchman
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נְצוּרִים Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep.

What are the major concepts related to Job 27:18?

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