Job

Job 7:7–10

⁷Remember that my life is but a breath.

My eyes will never again see happiness.

⁸The eye that beholds me will no longer see me.

You will look for me, but I will be no more.

⁹As a cloud vanishes and is gone,

so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.

¹⁰He never returns to his house;

his place remembers him no more.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eye	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
that beholds me	רֹ֑אִי	rō·’î	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7210 looking, seeing, sight
will no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer see me	תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי	ṯə·šū·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H7789 behold, regard
You will look	עֵינֶ֖יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
for me	בִּ֣י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
but I will be no more	וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃	wə·’ê·nen·nî	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; first person common singular	H369 nothing, nought

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As a cloud	עָ֭נָן	‘ā·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
vanishes	כָּלָ֣ה	kā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
and is gone	וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ	way·yê·laḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
so	כֵּ֥ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
he who goes down	יוֹרֵ֥ד	yō·w·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Sheol	שְׁ֝א֗וֹל	šə·ʾôl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come back up	יַעֲלֶֽה׃	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
returns	יָשׁ֣וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to his house	לְבֵית֑וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
his place	מְקֹמֽוֹ׃	mə·qō·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
remembers him	יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ	yak·kî·ren·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
no more	ע֣וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance