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Job 9:18

He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

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לֹֽאlono , -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…יִ֭תְּנֵנִיyitnenigiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…הָשֵׁ֣בhashevagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “again”, the verb used for emphasisH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…רוּחִ֑יruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; 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).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyasbianifillשָׂבַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.מַמְּרֹרִֽיםmamrorimbitternessמַמְרֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bitterness”, the ordinary formH4472a bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) calamitybitterness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

Young’s Literal Translation

He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

World English Bible

He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

Darby Translation

He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.

Douay-Rheims

He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he suffers me not to take breath, but he has filled me with bitterness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἐᾷ γάρ με ἀναπνεῦσαι· ἐνέπλησε δέ με πικρίας,