Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
New American Standard Bible
But saturates me with
King James Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Holman Bible
but soaks me with bitter experiences.
International Standard Version
He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.
A Conservative Version
He will not allow me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
American Standard Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Amplified
“He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills and saturates me with bitterness.
Bible in Basic English
He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.
Darby Translation
He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
Julia Smith Translation
He will not give me to draw in my spirit, for he will fill me with bitterness.
King James 2000
He will not permit me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will not allow me to {catch} my breath; rather, he will fill me with bitterness.
Modern King James verseion
who will not allow me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He will not let my spirit be in rest, but filleth me with bitterness.
New Heart English Bible
He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
The Emphasized Bible
He would not suffer me to recover my breath, for he would surfeit me with bitter things.
Webster
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
World English Bible
He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Youngs Literal Translation
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
17 he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason. 18 He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness. 19 If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say, 'Who will summon me?'
Names
Cross References
Job 7:19
Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?
Job 3:20
"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
Job 27:2
"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter --
Psalm 39:13
Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.
Psalm 88:7
Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)
Psalm 88:15-18
I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.
Lamentations 3:3
He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.
Lamentations 3:15
He has given me my fill of bitter herbs and made me drunk with bitterness.
Lamentations 3:18-19
So I said, "My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the Lord."
Hebrews 12:11
Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.