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Job 10:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,


Job 10:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 10:57 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/כִ/ימֵ֣יhăkiymēy
¿ like the days ofparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אֱנ֣וֹשׁʾĕnwōš
a personnounH582
thirsty · certain · chap; divers · fellow ···
יָמֶ֑י/ךָyāmeykā
are days yournounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אִםʾim
or?conjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗י/ךָšənwōteykā
are years yournounH8141
whole age · long · old
כִּ֣/ימֵיkiymēy
like the days ofpronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
גָֽבֶרgāber
a mannounH1397
man · mighty
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 10:5

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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