King James Version

Job 30:22

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

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תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיtisaenilift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).ר֭וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtarkivenion backרָכַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “on back”, an unfinished actionH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִיutemogegeniand faintמוּגconjunction, verb, polel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and faint”, an unfinished actionH4127to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)consume, dissolve, (be) faint(-hearted), melt (away), make soft.תשוהtshvhto destroyשָׁוָהverb, pual, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to destroy”, an unfinished actionH7738to destroy[idiom] substance (from the margin).תּוּשִׁיָּֽהtushiyahenterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “enterprise”, the ordinary formH8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understandingenterprise, that which (thing as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou liftest me up to the wind, Thou causest me to ride upon it; and Thou dissolvest my substance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it ; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou dost lift me up, On the wind Thou dost cause me to ride, And Thou meltest — Thou levellest me.

World English Bible

You lift me up to the wind, and drive me with it. You dissolve me in the storm.

Darby Translation

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast lifted me up, and set me as it were upon the wind, and thou hast mightily dashed me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou liftest me up to the wind, Thou causest me to ride upon it; and Thou dissolvest my substance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou hast put me to grief, and hast cast me away from safety.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔταξας δέ με ἐν ὀδύναις, καὶ ἀπέῤῥιψάς με ἀπὸ σωτηρίας.