King James Version

Job 19:11

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

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וַיַּ֣חַרvayacharand burnחָרָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn”, the next action in the storyH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַפּ֑וֹapvofaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיvayachsheveniand regardחָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and regard”, the next action in the storyH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.ל֣וֹlvotoל֣וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכְצָרָֽיוkhetsarayvas narrowצַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath also kindled His wrath against me, and He counteth me unto Him as one of His adversaries.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.

World English Bible

He has also kindled his wrath against me. He counts me among his adversaries.

Darby Translation

And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies.

Douay-Rheims

His wrath is kindled against me, and he hath counted me as his enemy.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath also kindled His wrath against me, and He counteth me unto Him as one of His adversaries.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he has dreadfully handled me in anger, and has counted me for an enemy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δεινῶς δέ μοι ὀργῇ ἐχρήσατο, ἡγήσατο δέ με ὥσπερ ἐχθρόν.