Job 7:11

“So I too will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the distress of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”

Job 7:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 7:11, word by word

restrainאֶחֱשָׂךְechesach

restrain

To curb something, like the tongue, or stop someone.

Where else “echesach” appears
my mouthפִּpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
I will speakאֲדַבְּרָהadabra

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “adabra” appears
in the distressצַרtsar

distress

A tight situation from which one cannot escape.

Where else “tsar” appears
of my spiritרוּחִruchi

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

Where else “ruchi” appears
I will complainאָשִׂיחָהasicha

complain

To pour out one's grief aloud, in lament.

Where else “asicha” appears
in the bitternessמַרmar

bitterness

Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.

Where else “mar” appears
of my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafshi” appears

The context

10He will not return again to his house, nor will his place recognize him anymore.

11 · This verse (above)

12Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?

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