Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword. Young's Literal Translation He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword. King James Bible He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. Hebrew He despairs ofיַאֲמִ֣ין (ya·’ă·mîn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 539: To confirm, support his return שׁ֭וּב (ūḇ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from מִנִּי־ (min·nî-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of darkness; חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness he ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is marked וְצָפ֖וּי (wə·ṣā·p̄ui) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await for אֱלֵי־ (’ĕ·lê-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the sword. חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword |