King James Version

Job 30:27

My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.

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מֵעַ֖יmeaybellyמֵעֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “belly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4578used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.רֻתְּח֥וּrutchvboilרָתַחverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “boil”, a completed actionH7570to boilboil.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…דָ֗מּוּdamvbe cut downדָּמַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be cut down”, a completed actionH1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perishcease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.קִדְּמֻ֥נִיqidmunimeetקָדַםverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “meet”, a completed actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.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)

Mine inwards boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.

Young’s Literal Translation

My bowels have boiled, and have not ceased, Gone before me have days of affliction.

World English Bible

My heart is troubled, and doesn’t rest. Days of affliction have come on me.

Darby Translation

My bowels well up, and rest not; days of affliction have confronted me.

Douay-Rheims

My inner parts have boiled without any rest, the days of affliction have prevented me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Mine inwards boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ κοιλία μου ἐξέζεσε καὶ οὐ σιωπήσεται, προέφθασάν με ἡμέραι πτωχείας.