Verse 7
Job 16:7
Free Bible Version
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God (Elohim), you have worn me out. You have destroyed my whole family.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַךְ עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑/נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל עֲדָתִֽ/י
English Translation
But now, will you completely destroy all my flock?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 16 Context
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Job replied,
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“I've heard all this before. You are comforters who just cause trouble!
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Will your windy speeches never cease? What's bothering you that you have to answer me?
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I could talk like you do if you were in my place, stringing words together to criticize you, ridicul...
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I could build you up by my mouth speaking words; the movement of my lips would ease your pain.
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For me, if I speak it doesn't ease my pain, and if I don't speak the pain is still there.
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God (Elohim), you have worn me out. You have destroyed my whole family.
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You have made me shrivel up, which is a witness against me; my thin body testifies against me.
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He has torn me apart in his anger; in his hostility he has gnashed his teeth at me; my enemy pierces...
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People stare at me with their mouths wide open, they slap me on my cheeks to mock me, they crowd aro...
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God (Elohim) has handed me over to evil people; he has thrown me into their hands.
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I was living in peace and he smashed me to pieces. He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces...
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His archers surround me. His arrows pierce my kidneys without mercy. He pours out my gall on the gro...
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Like a wall he breaks me down, breach upon breach, rushing at me like a warrior.
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I have sown sackcloth to cover my skin; my strength lies broken in the dust.
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My face is red from crying and dark shadows surround my eyes,
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Earth, do not cover up my blood. May my cry find no place to hide.
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Look, right now my witness is in heaven; the one who speaks for me is on high.
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My friends scorn me, but my eyes pour out tears to God (Elohim).
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For in a few short years I shall go down that road from which I shall not return.”
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