Job
Job 10:16–17
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.
Job 10:16
| 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 |
Job 10:17
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 10:16 Isaiah 38:13 · Lamentations 3:10 · Job 5:9
Job 10:17 Job 16:8 · Ruth 1:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.