Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant? New Living Translation Why won’t you leave me alone, at least long enough for me to swallow! English Standard Version How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit? Berean Standard Bible Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle? King James Bible How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? New King James Version How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva? New American Standard Bible “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle? NASB 1995 “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? NASB 1977 “Wilt Thou never turn Thy gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? Legacy Standard Bible Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spit? Amplified Bible “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me], Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? Christian Standard Bible Will you ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow? Holman Christian Standard Bible Will You ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow? American Standard Version How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And how long will you not leave me? Will you not leave me until I swallow my spittle? Brenton Septuagint Translation How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle? Contemporary English Version Won't you look away just long enough for me to swallow? Douay-Rheims Bible How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle? English Revised Version How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? GOD'S WORD® Translation Why don't you stop looking at me long enough to let me swallow my spit? Good News Translation Won't you look away long enough for me to swallow my spit? International Standard Version Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva? JPS Tanakh 1917 How long wilt Thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? Literal Standard Version How long do You not look from me? You do not desist until I swallow my spittle. Majority Standard Bible Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle? New American Bible How long before you look away from me, and let me alone till I swallow my spit? NET Bible Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle? New Revised Standard Version Will you not look away from me for a while, let me alone until I swallow my spittle? New Heart English Bible How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle? Webster's Bible Translation How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle? World English Bible How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle? Young's Literal Translation How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Continues: Life Seems Futile…18that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment? 19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle? 20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?… Cross References Job 9:18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness. Job 10:20 Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, Job 14:6 look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand. Psalm 39:13 Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more." Treasury of Scripture How long will you not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? How long. Job 9:18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. Psalm 6:3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Psalm 13:1-3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … Jump to Previous Alone Depart Desist Eyes Gaze Instant Leave Spittle Swallow Turn Turned WiltJump to Next Alone Depart Desist Eyes Gaze Instant Leave Spittle Swallow Turn Turned WiltJob 7 1. Job excuses his desire of death.12. He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God. (19) Till I swallow down my spittle.--This is doubtless a proverbial expression, like "the twinkling of an eye," or "while I fetch a breath."Verse 19. - How long wilt thou not depart from me? rather, Wilt thou not look away from me? (see the Revised Version). Job does not go so far as to ask that God should "depart from" him. He knows, doubtless, that that would be the extreme of calamity. But he would have God sometimes turn away his eyes from him, and not always regard him so intently. There is something of the same tone of complaint in the psalmist's utterance., "Thou art about my path, and about my bed, and spiest out all my ways" (Psalm 139:3, Prayer-book Version). Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? Even, i.e., for the shortest space of time passible. A proverbial expression. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Will You neverכַּ֭מָּה (kam·māh) Preposition-k | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what look away תִשְׁעֶ֣ה (ṯiš·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8159: To gaze at, about, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed, bewildered from me, מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of or לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no let me alone תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי (ṯar·pê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while swallow בִּלְעִ֥י (bil·‘î) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf my spittle? רֻקִּֽי׃ (ruq·qî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7536: Spittle Links Job 7:19 NIVJob 7:19 NLT Job 7:19 ESV Job 7:19 NASB Job 7:19 KJV Job 7:19 BibleApps.com Job 7:19 Biblia Paralela Job 7:19 Chinese Bible Job 7:19 French Bible Job 7:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 7:19 How long will you not look away (Jb) |
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