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Job 7:17 What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
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and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“What <i>is</i> man, that You should exalt him, <i>That</i> You should set Your heart on him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What is man that You exalt him, And that You are concerned about him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“What is man that Thou dost magnify him, And that Thou art concerned about him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />What is man that You magnify him, And that You set Your heart on him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]? And that You are concerned about him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />What is man, that You think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What makes you so concerned about us humans? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why are people so important to you? Why pay attention to what they do? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />What [is] man that You magnify him? And that You set Your heart to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />What is man that thou wilt magnify him? and that thou wilt set thy heart to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />What is man, that you should praise him? Or why do you place your heart near him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What are human beings, that you make much of them, or pay them any heed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />What are human beings, that you make so much of them, that you set your mind on them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />What is man, that thou shouldst destroy him? And that thou shouldst think of him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />What is man that you would destroy him and you would set your heart upon him?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, And that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-17.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=1121" 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/7.htm">Job Continues: Life Seems Futile</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ĕ·nō·wōš (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">is man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: ṯə·ḡad·də·len·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">You should exalt him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: ṯā·šîṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">You should set</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·be·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">Your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">upon him,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?…<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/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a></span><br />what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6</a></span><br />But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></span><br />You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-6</a></span><br />You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a></span><br />Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-7</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-27</a></span><br />Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a></span><br />For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></span><br />For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart on him?</p><p class="hdg">What is man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a></b></br> What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a></b></br> LORD, what <i>is</i> man, that thou takest knowledge of him! <i>or</i> the son of man, that thou makest account of him!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6</a></b></br> But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?</p><p class="hdg">magnify.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-12.htm">Job 7:12</a></b></br> <i>Am</i> I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-14.htm">1 Samuel 24:14</a></b></br> After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.</p><p class="hdg">set thine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14,15</a></b></br> If he set his heart upon man, <i>if</i> he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/joshua/3-7.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/job/4-3.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/7-12.htm">Settest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Shouldst</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/8-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/19-5.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Settest</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Shouldst</a><div class="vheading2">Job 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job excuses his desire of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm">He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>What is man</b><br>This phrase reflects the humility and insignificance of humanity in comparison to the majesty and sovereignty of God. It echoes <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a>, where David similarly questions the significance of man in the vastness of creation. The rhetorical question emphasizes the smallness of human beings in the grand scheme of God's creation, highlighting the theme of human frailty and dependence on God.<p><b>that You should exalt him</b><br>The idea of God exalting man suggests a divine favor and grace that is not based on human merit. This can be seen as a reflection of the biblical theme of God's grace, where He chooses to lift up the humble and lowly (<a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a>). It also points to the special place humanity holds in creation, being made in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), and the potential for redemption and exaltation through Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a>).<p><b>that You should set Your heart upon him</b><br>This phrase indicates God's deep care and attention towards humanity. It suggests a personal and intimate relationship between God and man, where God is not distant or indifferent but actively involved in human affairs. This is consistent with the biblical narrative of God's covenant relationship with His people, as seen in His promises to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>) and the nation of Israel. It also foreshadows the ultimate expression of God's love and commitment in the incarnation of Jesus Christ, who came to dwell among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>) and to offer salvation to all.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's righteousness, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_humanity.htm">The Value of Humanity</a></b><br>Despite our frailty, God places immense value on human beings, as seen in His attention and care for us. This should inspire gratitude and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_care.htm">God's Sovereignty and Care</a></b><br>God's sovereignty is evident in His intimate involvement with humanity. He sets His heart upon us, indicating a deep, personal concern for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_suffering.htm">The Mystery of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's question reflects the mystery of human suffering and God's purposes. While we may not always understand, we can trust in God's wisdom and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humanity's_exalted_position.htm">Humanity's Exalted Position</a></b><br>Being made in God's image, humans hold a unique place in creation. This should lead us to live responsibly and honorably, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, we may face trials that challenge our understanding of God's justice. Maintaining faith and seeking God's perspective is crucial during such times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_caste.htm">What does God perceive with His eyes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_effectively_share_the_gospel.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17, 18) <span class= "bld">What is man . . .?</span>--Here is another point of contact with <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm" title="For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.">Psalm 8:5</a>; but the spirit of the Psalmist was one of devout adoration, whereas that of Job is one of agony and desperation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him?</span> or, <span class="accented">make so much of</span> him - regard him as of such great importance (comp. <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a>). It seems, at first sight, an exalted idea of God to regard him as too lofty, too great, to be really concerned about so mean a creature, so poor a being, as man. Hence, among the Greeks, the Epicureans maintained that God paid no attention at all to this world, or to anything that happened in it, but dwelt secure and tranquil in the empyrean, with nothing to disturb, displease, or vex him. And the holy men of old sometimes fell into this same phase of thought, and expressed surprise and wonder that God, who dwelt on high, should "humble himself to consider the things in heaven and earth." "Lord," says David, or whoever was the author of the hundred and forty-fourth psalm, "what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? Man k like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away" (<a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3, 4</a>). But all, except Epicureans, agree that God does, in fact, so concern himself, and a little reflection is enough to show us that the opposite view, instead of exalting, really degrades God. To bring conscious, sentient beings into the world - beings capable of the intensest happiness or misery, and then to leave them wholly to themselves, to have no further care or thought of them, would be the part, not of a grand, glorious, and adorable Being, but of one destitute of any claim to our admiration. <span class="cmt_word">And that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?</span> This strong expression is not used of God elsewhere. But it well expresses the <span class="accented">extreme</span> tenderness and consideration that God has for man, and the deep love from which that tenderness and consideration spring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-17.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">What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is man</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭נוֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·nō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You should exalt him,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḡad·də·len·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow up, become great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You should set</span><br /><span class="heb">תָשִׁ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lib·be·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:17 What is man that you should magnify (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:18" /></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>