Job

Job 9:16–17

¹⁶If I summoned Him and He answered me,

I do not believe He would listen to my voice.

¹⁷For He would crush me with a tempest

and multiply my wounds without cause.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I summoned Him	קָרָ֥אתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and He answered me	וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי	way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
I do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
believe	אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין	’a·’ă·mîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H539 confirm, support
He would listen	יַאֲזִ֥ין	ya·’ă·zîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to my voice	קוֹלִֽי׃	qō·w·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He would crush me	יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי	yə·šū·p̄ê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7779 bruise
with a tempest	בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה	biś·‘ā·rāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8183 id.
and multiply	וְהִרְבָּ֖ה	wə·hir·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
my wounds	פְצָעַ֣י	p̄ə·ṣā·‘ay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6482 bruise, wound
without cause	חִנָּֽם׃	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour

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Job 9:17 Job 16:14 · Job 2:3 · Job 34:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.