King James Version

Job 32:19

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

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הִנֵּֽהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בִטְנִ֗יvitnibodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.כְּיַ֥יִןkeyayinas wineיַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…יִפָּתֵ֑חַyipatechaopenפָּתַחverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “open”, an unfinished actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.כְּאֹב֥וֹתkeovotas bottleאוֹבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as bottle”, the ordinary formH178properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)bottle, familiar spirit.חֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםchadashimnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.יִבָּקֵֽעַyibaqeabreak forthבָּקַעverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break forth”, an unfinished actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, mine inwards are as wine which hath no vent; like new wine-skins which are ready to burst.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, my breast [is] as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.

World English Bible

Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent; like new wineskins it is ready to burst.

Darby Translation

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

Douay-Rheims

Behold, my belly is as new wine which wanteth vent, which bursteth the new vessels.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, mine inwards are as wine which hath no vent; like new wine-skins which are ready to burst.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine bound up and ready to burst; or as a brazier's labouring bellows.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ γαστήρ μου ὥσπερ ἀσκὸς γλεύκους ζέων δεδεμένος, ἢ ὥσπερ φυσητὴρ χαλκέως ἐῤῥηγώς.