Job 3:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For my groaningאַנְחָתִ֣י
(an·cha·ti)
585: a sighing, groaningfrom anach
comesתָבֹ֑א
(ta·vo;)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
at the sightלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of my food,לַ֭חְמִי
(lach·mi)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
And my criesשַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃
(sha·'a·go·tai.)
7581: a roaringfrom shaag
pourוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ
(vai·yit·te·chu)
5413: to pour forth, be poured outa prim. root
out like water.כַ֝מַּ֗יִם
(cham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For my sighing
'anachah  (an-aw-khaw')
sighing -- groaning, mourn, sigh.
cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
before
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.)
I eat
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
and my roarings
shagah  (sheh-aw-gaw')
a rumbling or moan -- roaring.
are poured out
nathak  (naw-thak')
to flow forth; by implication, to liquify -- drop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).
like the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water.

King James Bible
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.

International Standard Version
"As far as I'm concerned, my food comes to me in the form of sighs, and my cries of anguish pour out like water.

NET Bible
For my sighing comes in place of my food, and my groanings flow forth like water.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When my food is in front of me, I sigh. I pour out my groaning like water.

King James 2000 Bible
For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.
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