Job
Job 7:16
16I loathe my life! I would not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I loathe | מָ֭אַסְתִּי | mā·’as·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3988 reject |
| I would not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| live | אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה | ’eḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2421 live |
| forever | לְעֹלָ֣ם | lə·‘ō·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| Leave me alone | חֲדַ֥ל | ḥă·ḏal | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2308 cease |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my days | יָמָֽי׃ | yā·māy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3117 day |
| a breath | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 19:4 · Job 10:1 · Job 14:6 · Job 9:21 · Jonah 4:8 · Job 6:9 · Job 10:20 · Psalm 62:9 · Psalm 39:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.