Job 30:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the [pains] that gnaw me take no rest.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן

Transliteration

laylâ my ʿăṣāmay niqqar from upon me, and my ʿōrəqay not yiškāḇûn

Grammar Details

*laylâ*: noun, masculine singular - night
*ʿăṣāmay*: noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my bones
*niqqar*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - pierce/bore through
*mēʿālāy*: preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me
*wə-ʿōrəqay*: conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my sinews/veins
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yiškāḇûn*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they lie down/rest

Word Meanings

*laylâ*: night/nighttime
*ʿăṣāmay*: my bones/my skeleton
*niqqar*: pierce/bore through/gnaw
*ʿōrəqay*: my sinews/my veins/my nerves
*yiškāḇûn*: they lie down/they rest/they sleep

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 33:19-21 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones; 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
Isa 38:13 : 13 I quieted [myself] until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Job 7:4 : 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Ps 6:2-6 : 2 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long? 4 Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Ps 38:2-8 : 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness. 6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

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