Job

Job 7:5–7

⁵My flesh is clothed with worms

and encrusted with dirt;

my skin is cracked and festering.

⁶My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;

they come to an end without hope.

⁷Remember that my life is but a breath.

My eyes will never again see happiness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My flesh	בְּשָׂרִ֣י	bə·śā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
is clothed	לָ֘בַ֤שׁ	lā·ḇaš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
with worms	רִ֭מָּה	rim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
and encrusted	וְגִישׁ	wə·ḡīš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1487 clod, lump
with dirt	עָפָ֑ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
my skin	עוֹרִ֥י	‘ō·w·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5785 skin
is cracked	רָ֝גַ֗ע	rā·ḡa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7280 disturb
and festering	וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃	way·yim·mā·’ês	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My days	יָמַ֣י	yā·may	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3117 day
are swifter	קַ֭לּוּ	qal·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
than	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
a weaver’s shuttle	אָ֑רֶג	’ā·reḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H708 loom
they come to an end	וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ	way·yiḵ·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
without	בְּאֶ֣פֶס	bə·’e·p̄es	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H657 the two extremities
hope	תִּקְוָֽה׃	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זְ֭כֹר	zə·ḵōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2142 remember
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my life	חַיָּ֑י	ḥay·yāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
is but a breath	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
My eyes	עֵ֝ינִ֗י	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
will never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
again	תָשׁ֥וּב	ṯā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
see	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
happiness	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

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

Job 7:5 Job 17:14 · Isaiah 14:11 · Job 2:7–8

Job 7:6 Job 9:25 · Job 17:15 · Job 17:11 · Isaiah 38:12–13 · Psalm 144:4 · Job 16:22 · Proverbs 14:32 · Isaiah 40:6–7 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Psalm 103:15–16 · James 4:14 · Psalm 102:11

Job 7:7 James 4:14 · Psalm 78:39 · Psalm 89:47 · Jeremiah 15:15 · Job 10:21–22 · Psalm 74:18 · Psalm 89:50

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.