Job 4:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

But now it has come upon you, and you faint; it touches you, and you are troubled.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה ׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃

Transliteration

For kî now ʿattāh tābôʾ to ʾēlêkā and wa-tēleʾ tiggaʿ to ʿādêkā and wa-tibbāhēl

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because/when
• *ʿattāh*: adverb - now
• *tābôʾ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it comes
• *ʾēlêkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *wa-tēleʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are weary
• *tiggaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it touches/reaches
• *ʿādêkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *wa-tibbāhēl*: waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you are dismayed/troubled

Word Meanings

• *kî*: for/because/when/that
• *ʿattāh*: now/presently/at this time
• *tābôʾ*: to come/go/arrive
• *tēleʾ*: to be weary/tired/impatient
• *tiggaʿ*: to touch/reach/strike
• *tibbāhēl*: to be dismayed/troubled/terrified

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But now it has come to you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are troubled.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now that the plage is come vpon the, thou shreckest awaye: now that it hath touched thyself, thou art faint harted.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But now it is come vpon thee, and thou art grieued: it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But nowe it is come vpon thee, and thou art greeued: it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But now it is come to you, and you faint; It touches you, and you are troubled.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But now it is come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But now the same thing comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are terrified.

Referenced Verses

• Job 19:21 : 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.
• Prov 24:10 : 10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart;
• 2 Cor 4:16 : 16 For this reason we do not lose heart; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
• Heb 12:3 : 3 For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your minds.
• Heb 12:5 : 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him:
• Job 1:11 : 11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face."
• Job 2:5 : 5 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.
• Job 3:25-26 : 25 For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me. 26 I was not in safety, nor had I rest, nor was I quiet; yet trouble came.
• Job 6:14 : 14 To him who is afflicted, pity should be shown by his friend; yet he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.