King James Version

Job 16:8

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.

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וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִיvatiqmeteniand fill with wrinklesקָמַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and fill with wrinkles”, the next action in the storyH7059to pluck, i.e. destroycut down, fill with wrinkles.לְעֵ֣דleedto witnessעֵדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to witness”, the ordinary formH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.הָיָ֑הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.וַיָּ֥קָםvayaqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…בִּ֥יbiinבִּ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inכַ֝חֲשִׁ֗יkhachashileannessכַּחַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “leanness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3585literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisyleanness, lies, lying.בְּפָנַ֥יbefanayin a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יַעֲנֶֽהyaanehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Thou dost loathe me, For a witness it hath been, And rise up against me doth my failure, In my face it testifieth.

World English Bible

You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me. It testifies to my face.

Darby Translation

Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.

Douay-Rheims

But now my sorrow hath oppressed me, and all my limbs are brought to nothing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My falsehood has become a testimony, and has risen up against me: it has confronted me to my face.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς μαρτύριον ἐγενήθη, καὶ ἀνέστη ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸ ψεῦδός μου, κατὰ πρόσωπόν μου ἀνταπεκρίθη.