King James Version

Job 23:2

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.הַ֭יּוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מְרִ֣יmeribitterמְרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bitter”, the ordinary formH4805bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebelliousbitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious).שִׂחִ֑יsichibabblingשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.יָ֝דִ֗יyadihandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […כָּבְדָ֥הkavedahbe chargeableכָּבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be chargeable”, a completed actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…אַנְחָתִֽיanchatigroaningאֲנָחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “groaning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH585sighinggroaning, mourn, sigh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also — to-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

World English Bible

“Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

Darby Translation

Even to-day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Douay-Rheims

Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δὴ οἶδα ὅτι ἐκ χειρός μου ἡ ἔλεγξίς ἐστι, καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ βαρεῖα γέγονεν ἐπʼ ἐμῷ στεναγμῷ.