Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New American Standard Bible

I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

King James Version

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Holman Bible

I am disgusted with my life.
I will express my complaint
and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

International Standard Version

"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.

A Conservative Version

My soul is weary of my life. I will give free reign to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

American Standard Version

My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Amplified

“I am disgusted with my life and loathe it!
I will give free expression to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Bible in Basic English

My soul is tired of life; I will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry.

Darby Translation

My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Julia Smith Translation

My soul was weary in my life; I shall leave upon me my complaint; I shall speak in the bitterness of my soul

King James 2000

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"My inner self loathes my life; {I want to give vent to my complaint}; I want to speak out of [the] bitterness of my inner self.

Modern King James verseion

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint on my self; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

It grieveth my soul to live. Nevertheless, now will I put forth my words: I will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul,

NET Bible

"I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New Heart English Bible

"My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

The Emphasized Bible

My soul doth loathe my life, - I let loose my complaint, I speak, in the bitterness of my soul.

Webster

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

World English Bible

"My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
My soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

is weary
נקט 
Naqat 
Usage: 1

of my life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

I will leave
עזב 
`azab 
Usage: 28

שׂיח 
Siyach 
Usage: 14

upon myself I will speak
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

in the bitterness
מרה מר 
Mar 
Usage: 38

Context Readings

Job Continues His Response To Bildad

1 My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive with me.


Cross References

Job 7:11

Also I -- I withhold not my mouth -- I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.

1 Kings 19:4

and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers.'

Numbers 11:15

and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'

Job 9:21

Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.

Job 3:20-23

Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

Job 5:15-16

And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

Job 5:20

In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.

Job 6:2-4

O that my provocation were thoroughly weighed, And my calamity in balances They would lift up together!

Job 6:8-9

O that my request may come, That God may grant my hope!

Job 6:26

For reproof -- do you reckon words? And for wind -- sayings of the desperate.

Job 7:16

I have wasted away -- not to the age do I live. Cease from me, for my days are vanity.

Job 10:15-16

If I have done wickedly -- woe to me, And righteously -- I lift not up my head, Full of shame -- then see my affliction,

Job 14:13

O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

Job 16:6-16

If I speak, my pain is not restrained, And I cease -- what goeth from me?

Job 19:4

And also -- truly, I have erred, With me doth my error remain.

Job 21:2-4

Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

Psalm 32:3-5

When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

Isaiah 38:15

-- What do I say? seeing He said to me, And He Himself hath wrought, I go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.

Isaiah 38:17

Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.

Jonah 4:3

And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better is my death than my life.'

Jonah 4:8

And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, 'Better is my death than my life.'

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