Job 7:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I waste away;מָ֭אַסְתִּי
(ma·'as·ti)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
I will not liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה
(ech·yeh;)
2421a: to livea prim. root
forever.לְעֹלָ֣ם
(le·'o·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
Leaveחֲדַ֥ל
(cha·dal)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
me alone,מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי
(mim·men·ni)
4480: froma prim. preposition
for my daysיָמָֽי׃
(ya·mai.)
3117: daya prim. root
are [but] a breath.הֶ֥בֶל
(he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I loathe
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
it I would not live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
alway
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
let me alone
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
for my days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
are vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

King James Bible
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I give up! I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

International Standard Version
I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless."

NET Bible
I loathe it; I do not want to live forever; leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I hate my life; I do not want to live forever. Leave me alone because my days are so brief.

King James 2000 Bible
I loathe it; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
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