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Job 19:22

In Job 19 of Job.

Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

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לָ֭מָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תִּרְדְּפֻ֣נִיtirdefunichaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).כְמוֹkhemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יumibsariand from bodyבָּשָׂרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and from body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.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…תִשְׂבָּֽעוּtisbavfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?

Young’s Literal Translation

Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?

World English Bible

Why do you persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Darby Translation

Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Douay-Rheims

Why do you persecute me as God, and glut yourselves with my flesh?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherefore do ye persecute me as also the Lord does , and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διατί με διώκετε ὥσπερ καὶ ὁ Κύριος; ἀπὸ δὲ σαρκῶν μου οὐκ ἐμπίπλασθε;

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