Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “And now my life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me. New Living Translation “And now my life seeps away. Depression haunts my days. English Standard Version “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. Berean Standard Bible And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me. King James Bible And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. New King James Version “And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; The days of affliction take hold of me. New American Standard Bible “And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of misery have seized me. NASB 1995 “And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have seized me. NASB 1977 “And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have seized me. Legacy Standard Bible “And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have seized me. Amplified Bible “And now my soul is poured out within me; The days of affliction have seized me. Christian Standard Bible Now my life is poured out before me, and days of suffering have seized me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now my life is poured out before my eyes, and days of suffering have seized me. American Standard Version And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Contemporary English Version I am sick at heart! Pain has taken its toll. English Revised Version And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Now my life is pouring out of me. Days of suffering seize me. Good News Translation Now I am about to die; there is no relief for my suffering. International Standard Version "Now, my soul pours itself out; the time of my affliction has taken control of me. Majority Standard Bible And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me. NET Bible "And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me. New Heart English Bible "Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me. Webster's Bible Translation And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. World English Bible “Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold of me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, in me my soul pours itself out, "" Days of affliction seize me. Young's Literal Translation And now, in me my soul poureth itself out, Seize me do days of affliction. Smith's Literal Translation And now my soul shall be poured out upon me; and the days of affliction will hold me fast. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd now my soul fadeth within myself, and the days of affliction possess me. Catholic Public Domain Version But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me. New American Bible And now my life ebbs away from me, days of affliction have taken hold of me. New Revised Standard Version “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd now my soul is weary; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And now my soul is troubled, and the days of my affliction have surrounded me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Brenton Septuagint Translation Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity15Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud. 16And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me. 17Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.… Cross References Psalm 42:6 O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar. Psalm 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. Lamentations 3:17-20 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. / So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” / Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. ... Psalm 31:9-10 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Psalm 22:14-15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. Isaiah 53:3-4 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Psalm 38:6-8 I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. / For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body. / I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. Psalm 102:3-5 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Psalm 6:6-7 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes. Psalm 69:3 I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. Psalm 143:4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. Psalm 77:2-4 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak. Treasury of Scripture And now my soul is poured out on me; the days of affliction have taken hold on me. my soul Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. Psalm 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. have taken hold Psalm 40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Jump to Previous Affliction Grip Hold Itself Life Overtake Poured Poureth Seize Seized Soul Suffering Trouble Turned Water WithinJump to Next Affliction Grip Hold Itself Life Overtake Poured Poureth Seize Seized Soul Suffering Trouble Turned Water WithinJob 30 1. Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt15. and his prosperity into calamity And now This phrase marks a transition in Job's lament, contrasting his current suffering with his past prosperity. The Hebrew word for "now" (וְעַתָּה, ve'atah) indicates an immediate and pressing situation. Job is emphasizing the urgency and reality of his present distress, which is a common theme in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, where the fleeting nature of human circumstances is often highlighted. my soul is poured out within me days of affliction seize me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And nowוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my soul נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion is poured out תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ (tiš·tap·pêḵ) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out within me; עָ֭לַי (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against days יְמֵי־ (yə·mê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of suffering עֹֽנִי׃ (‘ō·nî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty grip me. יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי (yō·ḥă·zū·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession Links Job 30:16 NIVJob 30:16 NLT Job 30:16 ESV Job 30:16 NASB Job 30:16 KJV Job 30:16 BibleApps.com Job 30:16 Biblia Paralela Job 30:16 Chinese Bible Job 30:16 French Bible Job 30:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 30:16 Now my soul is poured out within (Jb) |