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It sweeps them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; For it sweeps him away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he goes, And it whirls him away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An east wind picks him up, and he is gone; it carries him away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An east wind picks him up, and he is gone; it carries him away from his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then a scorching wind will sweep them away <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he's gone. It sweeps him from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the east wind will sweep them from their homes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />An east wind takes him up, and he goes, "" And it frightens him from his place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The east wind shall lift him up, and he shall go: and it shall sweep him away in storm from his place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A burning wind shall take him up, and carry him away, and as a whirlwind shall snatch him from his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A burning wind will pick him up and carry him away, and, like a whirlwind, it will rush him from his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The east wind seizes him and he is gone; it sweeps him from his place; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The east wind lifts them up and they are gone; it sweeps them out of their place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The east wind shall carry him away in the night, and he is gone; and shall hurl him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he will go and it will take him away from his place<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4062" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">The Wicked Man's Portion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: qā·ḏîm (N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">The east wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·śā·’ê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carries him away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·yê·laḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and he is gone;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8175.htm" title="8175: wî·śā·‘ă·rê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To storm, to shiver, fear. A primitive root; to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. Fear.">it sweeps him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mim·mə·qō·mōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">out of his place.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a></span><br />When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a></span><br />The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a></span><br />Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6</a></span><br />But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5</a></span><br />May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24</a></span><br />No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11-12</a></span><br />At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; / a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ezekiel 13:11-13</a></span><br />tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-20.htm">Matthew 13:20-21</a></span><br />The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. / But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13</a></span><br />The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a></span><br />Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalm 83:13</a></span><br />Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Isaiah 41:16</a></span><br />You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The east wind carries him away, and he departs: and as a storm hurles him out of his place.</p><p class="hdg">east wind</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Jeremiah 18:17</a></b></br> I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></b></br> Though he be fruitful among <i>his</i> brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.</p><p class="hdg">a storm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-25</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Psalm 58:9</a></b></br> Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in <i>his</i> wrath.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/27-20.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-2.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/job/23-8.htm">East</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Hurleth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Sweepeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Sweeps</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">East</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Hurleth</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Sweepeth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Sweeps</a> <a href="/job/29-17.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Job 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job protests his sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">The hypocrite is without hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-11.htm">The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The east wind carries him away</b><br>In biblical literature, the east wind is often associated with destruction and judgment. In the context of Job, it symbolizes the sudden and overwhelming calamity that befalls the wicked. The east wind is mentioned in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13</a>, where it brings the plague of locusts upon Egypt, and in <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Jeremiah 18:17</a>, where it represents God's judgment on His people. The imagery of the east wind carrying someone away suggests a forceful and inescapable removal, emphasizing the powerlessness of the wicked against divine judgment.<p><b>and he is gone</b><br>This phrase underscores the finality and completeness of the judgment. The wicked are not merely displaced; they are utterly removed from their position and influence. This reflects the biblical theme of the transience of life and the futility of wickedness, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Psalm 37:10</a>, where the wicked are described as being no more. The phrase also echoes the idea of divine retribution, where the wicked face consequences that are both swift and irreversible.<p><b>it sweeps him out of his place</b><br>The imagery of being swept away suggests a thorough and decisive action. In the ancient Near Eastern context, one's place was not just a physical location but also a symbol of status, security, and identity. To be swept out of one's place indicates a total loss of these elements. This can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty and justice, where He uproots the wicked and establishes the righteous, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Proverbs 2:22</a>. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and separation of the wicked from the presence of God, a theme that is further developed in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and loss. In this chapter, Job is continuing his discourse on the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_wind.htm">East Wind</a></b><br>In the Bible, the east wind is often associated with destruction and judgment. It is a powerful force that can bring about change or devastation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Job is speaking about the fate of the wicked, emphasizing their ultimate downfall and the transient nature of their prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_wickedness.htm">The Transience of Wickedness</a></b><br>The east wind symbolizes the temporary nature of the wicked's prosperity. Just as the wind can quickly change the landscape, so too can the fortunes of those who do not follow God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of the east wind reminds us of God's ultimate control over creation and His ability to bring about justice in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Job's discourse encourages believers to focus on living righteously, knowing that the apparent success of the wicked is fleeting and will ultimately be swept away.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when it seems like the wicked prosper, believers are called to trust in God's justice and His ability to set things right in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job's_story_historically_accurate.htm">Is Job's story historically accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_joshua.htm">How can angels sin if heaven is sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_break_ships_naturally.htm">Psalm 48:7: How do we reconcile the claim that God breaks 'the ships of Tarshish with an east wind' with natural explanations for maritime disasters?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth</span>. The <span class="accented">khamsin</span> wind, coming with all its violence and burning heat, drives him before it, and is irresistible (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. p. 482). <span class="cmt_word">And as a storm hurleth him out of his place</span>. This is little more than a repetition of the previous hemistich. The man is swept from the earth by a storm of calamity <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The east wind</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carries him away,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·śā·’ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he is gone;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵלַ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it sweeps him</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·śā·‘ă·rê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8175.htm">Strong's 8175: </a> </span><span class="str2">To storm, to shiver, fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of his place.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·qō·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-21.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:21 The east wind carries him away (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/27-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 27:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>