Job 3:24

I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
Job 3:24
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  3. לַ֭חְמִיLach.mi“food my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, masculine, singular · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  4. אַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.Ti“groaning my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנָחָה · “sighing” · Strong's H0585
  5. תָבֹ֑אta.Vo'“it comes”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.Khu“and they poured forth”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַךְ · “to pour” · Strong's H5413
  7. כַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yim“like <the> water”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  8. שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.Tai“cries of distress my”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שְׁאָגָה · “roaring” · Strong's H7581
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)