Job

Job 7:11–12

¹¹Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

¹²Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,

that You must keep me under guard?

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
Therefore	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I	אֲנִי֮	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
restrain	אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ	’e·ḥĕ·śāḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
my mouth	פִּ֥י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
I will speak	אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה	’ăḏab·bə·rāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1696 speak
in the anguish	בְּצַ֣ר	bə·ṣar	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H6862 narrow, tight
of my spirit	רוּחִ֑י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
I will complain	אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה	’ā·śî·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
in the bitterness	בְּמַ֣ר	bə·mar	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
of my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Am I	אָ֭נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the sea	הֲ‍ֽיָם־	hăyām-	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the monster of the deep	תַּנִּ֑ין	tan·nîn	Noun - masculine singular	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You must keep me under	תָשִׂ֖ים	ṯā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
guard	מִשְׁמָֽר׃	miš·mār	Noun - masculine singular	H4929 place of confinement, goal, prison

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 7:11 1 Samuel 1:10 · Psalm 40:9 · Job 10:1 · Job 21:25 · Isaiah 38:15 · Isaiah 38:17 · Job 6:26 · Luke 22:44 · Job 10:15 · Job 13:13 · 2 Kings 4:27–28 · Job 21:3–4

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.