King James Version

Job 17:2

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הֲ֭תֻלִיםhatulimmockerהָתֹלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “mocker”, the ordinary formH2049a derisionmocker.עִמָּדִ֑יimadiwithעִמָּדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H5978along withagainst, by, from, [phrase] me, [phrase] mine, of, [phrase] that I take, unto, upon, with(-in.)וּ֝בְהַמְּרוֹתָ֗םuvehamrotamand in bitterמָרָהconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and in bitter”, the to-form of the verbH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).תָּלַ֥ןtalanbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).עֵינִֽיeynieye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Surely there are mockers with me, and mine eye abideth in their provocation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.

Young’s Literal Translation

If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.

World English Bible

Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.

Darby Translation

Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?

Douay-Rheims

I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Surely there are mockers with me, and mine eye abideth in their provocation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Weary I intreat; and what have I done? and strangers have stolen my goods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λίσσομαι κάμνων, καὶ τί ποιήσας;