King James Version

Job 3:24

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לִפְנֵ֣יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…לַ֭חְמִיlachmibreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אַנְחָתִ֣יanchatigroaningאֲנָחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “groaning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH585sighinggroaning, mourn, sigh.תָבֹ֑אtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvayitkhvand dropנָתַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and drop”, the next action in the storyH5413to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquifydrop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).כַ֝מַּ֗יִםkhamayimas waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).שַׁאֲגֹתָֽיshaagotayroaringשְׁאָגָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “roaring”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7581a rumbling or moanroaring.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For my sighing cometh instead of my food, and my roarings are poured out like water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

Young’s Literal Translation

For before my food, my sighing cometh, And poured out as waters [are] my roarings.

World English Bible

For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water.

Darby Translation

For my sighing cometh before my bread, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.

Douay-Rheims

Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For my sighing cometh instead of my food, and my roarings are poured out like water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρὸ γὰρ τῶν σίτων μου στεναγμὸς ἥκει, δακρύω δὲ ἐγὼ συνεχόμενος φόβῳ.