Job 16:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You have shriveledוַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי
(vat·tik·me·te·ni)
7059: to seizea prim. root
me up, It has becomeהָיָ֑ה
(ha·yah;)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a witness;לְעֵ֣ד
(le·'ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
And my leannessכַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י
(cha·cha·shi)
3585: lying, leannessfrom kachash
risesוַיָּ֥קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
up against me, It testifiesיַעֲנֶֽה׃
(ya·'a·neh.)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
to my face.בְּפָנַ֥י
(be·fa·nai)
6440: face, facesfrom panah


















KJV Lexicon
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles
qamat  (kaw-mat')
to pluck, i.e. destroy -- cut down, fill with wrinkles.
which is a witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
against me and my leanness
kachash  (kakh'-ash)
literally, a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy -- leanness, lies, lying.
rising up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
in me beareth witness
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
to my face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.

King James Bible
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have shriveled me up--it has become a witness; My frailty rises up against me and testifies to my face.

International Standard Version
You've arrested me, making me testify against myself! My leanness rises up to attack me, accusing me to my face.

NET Bible
You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have shriveled me up, which itself is a witness [against me]. My frail body rises up and testifies against me.

King James 2000 Bible
And you have filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me bears witness to my face.
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