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Elוְאֵלhas softenedהֵרַךְmy heart,לִבִּיand Shaddaiוְשַׁדַּיhas troubled me.הִבְהִילָנִי
Job 23:16
Study it in the app“El has softened my heart, and Shaddai has troubled me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 23:16, word by word
- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- has softenedהֵרַךְherach
grow faint
To be soft-hearted: be moved or lose nerve.
Where else “herach” appears- my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- and Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- has troubled meהִבְהִילָhivhila
be dismayed
To be struck with dread, or frighten others.
Where else “hivhila” appears
The context
15Therefore I am troubled before his face; I consider, and I dread him.
16 · This verse (above)
17For I have not vanished before darkness, though gloom covers my face.