Job

Job 10:14–17

¹⁴If I sinned, You would take note,

and would not acquit me of my iniquity.

¹⁵If I am guilty, woe to me!

And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head.

I am full of shame

and aware of my affliction.

¹⁶Should I hold my head high,

You would hunt me like a lion,

and again display Your power against me.

¹⁷You produce new witnesses against me

and multiply Your anger toward me.

Hardships assault me

in wave after wave.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I sinned	חָטָ֥אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
You would take note	וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִי	ū·šə·mar·tā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
and would not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
acquit me	תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃	ṯə·naq·qê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
of my iniquity	וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗י	ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I am guilty	רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי	rā·ša‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
woe	אַלְלַ֬י	’al·lay	Interjection	H480 alas! woe!
to me	לִ֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
And even if I am righteous	וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי	wə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6663 be just, righteous
I cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lift	אֶשָּׂ֣א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my head	רֹאשִׁ֑י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
full	שְׂבַ֥ע	śə·ḇa‘	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7649 sated, satisfied, surfeited
of shame	קָ֝ל֗וֹן	qā·lō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7036 ignominy, dishonour
and aware of	וּרְאֵ֥ה	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7202 seeing
my affliction	עָנְיִֽי׃	‘ā·nə·yî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6040 affliction, poverty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Should I hold my head high	וְ֭יִגְאֶה	wə·yiḡ·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1342 rise up
You would hunt me	תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי	tə·ṣū·ḏê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6679 hunt
like a lion	כַּשַּׁ֣חַל	kaš·ša·ḥal	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7826 lion
and again	וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב	wə·ṯā·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
display Your power	תִּתְפַּלָּא־	tiṯ·pal·lā-	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
against me	בִֽי׃	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You produce new	תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ	tə·ḥad·dêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2318 renew, repair
witnesses	עֵדֶ֨יךָ׀	‘ê·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5707 witness
against me	נֶגְדִּ֗י	neḡ·dî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
and multiply	וְתֶ֣רֶב	wə·ṯe·reḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
Your anger	כַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָ	ka·‘aś·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3708 vexation, anger
toward me	עִמָּדִ֑י	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
Hardships	וְצָבָ֣א	wə·ṣā·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
assault me	עִמִּֽי׃	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
in wave after wave	חֲלִיפ֖וֹת	ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2487 a change