God & Savior

Job 7:16

I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Job 7:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי׃

  1. מָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.ti“I reject”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָאַס · “to reject” · Strong's H3988A
  2. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. לְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.Lam“for ever”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  4. אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.Yeh“I will live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  5. חֲדַ֥לcha.Dal“cease”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
  6. מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. הֶ֥בֶלHe.vel“[are] a breath”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
  9. יָמָֽי׃ya.Mai“days my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)