Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for? the thing that I long for. Job 6:11-13 For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end, that I should keep patience? . . . Job 17:14-16 I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister. . . . Psalm 119:81 My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: and in thy word I have very much hoped. Context Job Replies: My Complaint is Just…7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats. 8Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?9And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?… Cross References Job 6:7 The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats. Job 6:9 And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off? Jonah 4:3 And he prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, is not this what I said, when I was yet in my own country? therefore I went before to flee into Tharsis: for I know that thou art a gracious and merciful God, patient, and of much compassion, and easy to forgive evil. Lexicon If onlyמִֽי־ (mî-) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix my request שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י (še·’ĕ·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7596: Request, thing asked for were granted תָּב֣וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and God אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 433: God -- a deity, the Deity would fulfill יִתֵּ֥ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set my hope: וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י (wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 8615: A cord, expectancy Additional Translations If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant me the thing that I long for! For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope! Oh that I might have my request, and that +God would grant my desire! Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for. Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! "Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for, O that my request may come, That God may grant my hope! Jump to Previous Desire Grant Hope Longing Prayer RequestJump to Next Desire Grant Hope Longing Prayer RequestLinks Job 6:8 NIVJob 6:8 NLT Job 6:8 ESV Job 6:8 NASB Job 6:8 KJV Job 6:8 Bible Apps Job 6:8 Biblia Paralela Job 6:8 Chinese Bible Job 6:8 French Bible Job 6:8 German Bible Alphabetical: And come for God grant have hope I longing might my Oh pass request that to what would OT Poetry: Job 6:8 Oh that I might have my request (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |