King James Version

Job 30:14

They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

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כְּפֶ֣רֶץkeferetsas breachפֶּרֶץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as breach”, the ordinary formH6556a break (literally or figuratively)breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.רָחָ֣בrachavbroadרָחָבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “broad”, the ordinary formH7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figurativelybroad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.יֶאֱתָ֑יוּyeetayvcomeאָתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, an unfinished actionH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.תַּ֥חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.שֹׁ֝אָ֗הshoahdesolateשׁוֹאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH7722a tempest; by implication, devastationdesolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּhitgalgalvrollגָּלַלverb, hithpalpel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “roll”, a completed actionH1556to roll (literally or figuratively)commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As through a wide breach they come; in the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me .

Young’s Literal Translation

As a wide breach they come, Under the desolation have rolled themselves.

World English Bible

As through a wide breach they come. They roll themselves in amid the ruin.

Darby Translation

They come in as through a wide breach: amid the confusion they roll themselves onward.

Douay-Rheims

They have rushed in upon me, as when a wall is broken, and a gate opened, and have rolled themselves down to my miseries.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As through a wide breach they come; in the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

βέλεσιν αὐτοῦ κατηκόντισέ με. Κέκριται δέ μοι ὡς βούλεται, ἐν ὀδύναις πέφυρμαι.