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Job 10:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?


Job 10:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 10:47 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/עֵינֵ֣יhaʿēynēy
¿ do eyes ofparticleH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
בָשָׂ֣רbāśār
fleshnounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
לָ֑/ךְlākə
pron
אִםʾim
or?conjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
כִּ/רְא֖וֹתkirəʾwōt
as seespronH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֱנ֣וֹשׁʾĕnwōš
a personnounH582
thirsty · certain · chap; divers · fellow ···
תִּרְאֶֽהtirəʾeh
do you seeverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 10:4

My soul is weary of my life. Now whensoever the present life has once begun to grow tasteless, and the love of the Creator to become sweet, the soul inflames itself against self, that it may accuse self for the sins, wherein it formerly vindicated itself, being ignorant of the things above. Whence he yet further adds with propriety, I will let my speech go against myself. He as it were employs his speech in behalf of himself, who tries to defend by excuses the evil things…

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 9 §64
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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