Job 9:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will not allowיִ֭תְּנֵנִי
(yit·te·ne·ni)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
me to getהָשֵׁ֣ב
(ha·shev)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
my breath,רוּחִ֑י
(ru·chi;)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
But saturatesיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי
(yas·bi·'a·ni)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
me with bitterness.מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃
(mam·me·ro·rim.)
4472: a bitter thingfrom marar


















KJV Lexicon
He will not suffer
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
me to take
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
my breath
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
but filleth
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
me with bitterness
mamror  (mam-rore')
a bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamity -- bitterness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.

King James Bible
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He doesn't let me catch my breath but soaks me with bitter experiences.

International Standard Version
He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.

NET Bible
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He would not let me catch my breath. He fills me with bitterness.

King James 2000 Bible
He will not permit me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
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