King James Version

Job 17:15

And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

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וְ֭אַיֵּהveayehand whereאַיֵּהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and where”H346where?where.אֵפ֣וֹefvohereאֵפוֹadverb — “here”H645strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or thenhere, now, where?תִקְוָתִ֑יtiqvatiexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יvetiqvatiand expectationתִּקְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּהyeshurenahbeholdשׁוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “behold”, an unfinished actionH7789to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care forbehold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

Young’s Literal Translation

And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

World English Bible

where then is my hope? As for my hope, who will see it?

Darby Translation

And where is then my hope? yea, my hope, who shall see it?

Douay-Rheims

Where is now then my expectation, and who considereth my patience?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Where then is yet my hope? or where shall I see my good?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποῦ οὖν μου ἔτι ἐστὶν ἡ ἐλπὶς, ἢ τὰ ἀγαθά μου ὄψομαι;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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