Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Job.10.18", "source": "וְלָ֣מָּה מֵ֭רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע וְעַ֣יִן לֹא־תִרְאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "and why from *mēreḥem* *hōṣēʾtānî* *ʾegwaʿ* and *ʿayin* not *tirʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you brought me out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I expire/die", "*ʿayin*": "noun, common singular - eye", "*tirʾēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st person suffix - it sees me" }, "variants": { "*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*hōṣēʾtānî*": "you brought me out/you caused me to come out", "*ʾegwaʿ*": "I expire/I die/I perish", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 20:14-18 : 14 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.14", "source": "אָר֣וּר הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי בּ֑וֹ י֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַ֥תְנִי אִמִּ֖י אַל־יְהִ֥י בָרֽוּךְ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* the *yôm* which *yullad̄tî* in it, *yôm* which-*yəlād̄atnî* *ʾimmî* not-*yəhî* *bārûḵ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yullad̄tî*": "pual perfect, 1st common singular - I was born", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - she bore me", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - not", "*yəhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be", "*bārûḵ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed", "*yullad̄tî*": "I was born/brought forth", "*yəlād̄atnî*": "she bore me/gave birth to me", "*yəhî bārûḵ*": "let it be blessed/may it be blessed" } } 15 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.15", "source": "אָר֣וּר הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשַּׂ֤ר אֶת־אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻֽלַּד־לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃", "text": "*ʾārûr* the *ʾîš* who *biśśar* *ʾet*-*ʾābî* *lēʾmōr*, *yullad̄*-to you *bēn* *zāḵār*, *śammēaḥ* *śimmŏḥāhû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*biśśar*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought news", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my father", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*yullad̄*": "pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was born", "*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son", "*zāḵār*": "adjective, masculine singular - male", "*śammēaḥ*": "piel infinitive absolute - rejoicing", "*śimmŏḥāhû*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he made him rejoice" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed", "*biśśar*": "brought news/announced/informed", "*yullad̄*": "was born/has been born", "*bēn zāḵār*": "male son/male child", "*śammēaḥ śimmŏḥāhû*": "making him rejoice/greatly delighting him/certainly he made him rejoice" } } 16 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.16", "source": "וְהָיָה֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא כֶּֽעָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־הָפַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א נִחָ֑ם וְשָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּתְרוּעָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wəhāyāh* the *ʾîš* the *hū* like *ʿārîm* which-*hāpaḵ* *YHWH* and not *niḥām*, and *wəšāmaʿ* *zəʿāqāh* in the *bōqer* and *tərûʿāh* in *ʿēt* *ṣŏhŏrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wəhāyāh*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let him be", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*hū*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural with preposition - like cities", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hāpaḵ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he overthrew", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD", "*niḥām*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he repented/changed his mind", "*wəšāmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let him hear", "*zəʿāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - outcry/cry", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - in the morning", "*tərûʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - alarm/shout", "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*ṣŏhŏrāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - noon/midday" }, "variants": { "*ʿārîm*": "cities/towns", "*hāpaḵ*": "overthrew/overturned/destroyed", "*niḥām*": "repented/changed his mind/relented", "*zəʿāqāh*": "outcry/cry/wailing", "*tərûʿāh*": "alarm/shout/war cry", "*ṣŏhŏrāyim*": "noon/midday" } } 17 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.17", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי מֵרָ֑חֶם וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִ֔י וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "Who not-*môtətanî* from *rāḥem*, and *wattəhî*-to me *ʾimmî* *qibrî*, and *raḥmāh* *hărat* *ʿôlām*.", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*môtətanî*": "polel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - he killed me", "*rāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from the womb", "*wattəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she would be", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother", "*qibrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my grave", "*raḥmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb", "*hărat*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - pregnant with", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity" }, "variants": { "*môtətanî*": "he killed me/put me to death", "*rāḥem*": "womb/uterus", "*qibrî*": "my grave/tomb", "*hărat ʿôlām*": "eternally pregnant/perpetually with child/always pregnant" } } 18 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.18", "source": "לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃", "text": "Why *zeh* from *reḥem* *yāṣāʾtî* to *lirʾôt* *ʿāmāl* and *wəyāgôn*, and *wayyiḵlû* in *bōšet* *yāmāy*.", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*reḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from womb", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out", "*lirʾôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to see", "*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/labor", "*wəyāgôn*": "waw + noun, masculine singular - and sorrow", "*wayyiḵlû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they are consumed", "*bōšet*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition - in shame", "*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st common singular suffix - my days" }, "variants": { "*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/emerged/was born", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/experience/witness", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery", "*wəyāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/distress", "*wayyiḵlû*": "they are consumed/spent/come to an end", "*bōšet*": "shame/disgrace/humiliation" } }
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Matthew.26.24", "source": "Ὁ μὲν Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑπάγει καθὼς γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ: οὐαὶ δὲ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ διʼ οὗ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται! καλὸν ἦν αὐτῷ εἰ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος.", "text": "The *men* *Huios* of the *anthrōpou* *hypagei* just as *gegraptai* concerning him: *ouai* *de* to the *anthrōpō* *ekeinō* through whom the *Huios* of the *anthrōpou* *paradidotai*! *kalon* *ēn* for him if not *egennēthē* the *anthrōpos* *ekeinos*.", "grammar": { "*men*": "particle - indeed/on the one hand", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man", "*hypagei*": "present, 3rd singular, active - goes/departs", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, 3rd singular, passive - it has been written", "*ouai*": "interjection - woe", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the man", "*ekeinō*": "dative, masculine, singular, demonstrative - that", "*paradidotai*": "present, 3rd singular, passive - is betrayed/delivered up", "*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - good", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - it was", "*egennēthē*": "aorist, 3rd singular, passive - had been born", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man", "*ekeinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, demonstrative - that" }, "variants": { "*hypagei*": "goes/departs/goes away", "*gegraptai*": "has been written/is written", "*ouai*": "woe/alas", "*paradidotai*": "is betrayed/delivered up/handed over", "*kalon*": "good/better/fine", "*egennēthē*": "had been born/was born" } }
  • Job 3:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.3.10", "source": "כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃", "text": "*kî lōʾ sāgar daltê biṭnî wayyastēr ʿāmāl mēʿênāy*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*sāgar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shut up", "*daltê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - doors of", "*biṭnî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my womb", "*wayyastēr*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and hide", "*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble", "*mēʿênāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st common singular suffix - from my eyes" }, "variants": { "*sāgar*": "shut up/closed/bolted", "*daltê*": "doors/gates", "*biṭnî*": "my womb/my belly/my body", "*wayyastēr*": "and hide/and conceal", "*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/misery/toil/sorrow" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.3.11", "source": "לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃", "text": "*lāmmâ lōʾ mēreḥem ʾāmût mibbeṭen yāṣāʾtî wəʾegwāʿ*", "grammar": { "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*ʾāmût*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I die", "*mibbeṭen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from belly", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out", "*wəʾegwāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and expire" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ*": "why/for what reason", "*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*ʾāmût*": "I die/I would die", "*mibbeṭen*": "from belly/from womb", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/I emerged/I was delivered", "*wəʾegwāʿ*": "and expire/and perish/and die" } }
  • Job 11:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Job.11.20", "source": "וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃", "text": "*wə-ʿenē* *rəšaʿim* *tiklēnah* *u-manos* *ʾavad* *minhēm* *wə-tiqwatam* *mappaḥ*-*napeš*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿenē*": "conjunction + noun feminine dual construct - and eyes of", "*rəšaʿim*": "adjective masculine plural - wicked ones", "*tiklēnah*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they will fail", "*u-manos*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and refuge", "*ʾavad*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has perished", "*minhēm*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them", "*wə-tiqwatam*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their hope", "*mappaḥ*": "noun masculine singular construct - breathing out of", "*napeš*": "noun feminine singular - soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ʿenē*": "eyes/sight", "*rəšaʿim*": "wicked ones/evil people/unrighteous", "*tiklēnah*": "fail/be consumed/waste away", "*manos*": "refuge/escape/flight", "*ʾavad*": "perish/be destroyed/be lost", "*tiqwatam*": "their hope/their expectation", "*mappaḥ*-*napeš*": "breathing out of soul/exhalation of life/expiring" } }
  • Job 14:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.14.10", "source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human", "*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts" } }
  • Jer 15:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.10", "source": "אֽוֹי־לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֣י יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי אִ֥ישׁ רִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁ מָד֖וֹן לְכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־נָשִׁ֥יתִי וְלֹא־נָֽשׁוּ־בִ֖י כֻּלֹּ֥ה מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃", "text": "Woe-to-me, my-mother, that *yəlidtinî* *ʾîš rîb* and-*ʾîš mādôn* to-all-*hā-ʾāreṣ*! Not-*nāšîtî* and-not-*nāšû-bî*, yet-all *məqalləlawnî*.", "grammar": { "*yəlidtinî*": "qal perfect 2nd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - you bore me", "*ʾîš*": "noun common masculine singular construct - man of", "*rîb*": "noun common masculine singular - strife/contention", "*mādôn*": "noun common masculine singular - contention/strife", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "article + noun common feminine singular - the land/earth", "*nāšîtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have lent", "*nāšû-bî*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural with preposition and 1st common singular suffix - they have lent to me", "*məqalləlawnî*": "piel participle masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - cursing me" }, "variants": { "*ʾôy-lî*": "woe to me/alas for me", "*ʾîš rîb wə-ʾîš mādôn*": "man of strife and man of contention/man of conflict and man of dispute", "*lō-nāšîtî wə-lō-nāšû-bî*": "I have not lent, nor have they lent to me/I have neither borrowed nor have they borrowed from me", "*kullōh məqalləlawnî*": "everyone curses me/all of them curse me" } }