So I tooגַּם אֲנִיwill notלֹאrestrainאֶחֱשָׂךְmy mouth;פִּיI will speakאֲדַבְּרָהin the distressבְּצַרof my spirit;רוּחִיI will complainאָשִׂיחָהin the bitternessבְּמַרof my soul.נַפְשִׁי
Job 7:11
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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?