King James Version

Job 30:16

And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

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וְעַתָּ֗הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.עָ֭לַיalayaboveעַלpreposition, 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,…תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְtishtapekhecastשָׁפַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיyochazuniholdאָחַזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hold”, an unfinished actionH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).יְמֵיyemeas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a 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…עֹֽנִיoniafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, in me my soul poureth itself out, Seize me do days of affliction.

World English Bible

“Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold of me.

Darby Translation

And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Douay-Rheims

And now my soul fadeth within myself, and the days of affliction possess me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐκχυθήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου, ἔχουσιν δέ με ἡμέραι ὀδυνῶν.