Job 7:8

“The eye of the one who sees me will not catch sight of me; your eyes will be on me, and I will be no more.”

Job 7:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 7:8, word by word

The eyeעֵיןen

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “en” appears
of the one who sees meרֹאִיroi

one who sees

A viewer. Name Hagar gave to God: the one who looks on me.

Where else “roi” appears
catch sight of meתְשׁוּרֵteshure

gaze

To see something, often from afar or with attention.

Where else “teshure” appears

The context

7Remember that my life is wind; my eye will not again see good.

8 · This verse (above)

9The cloud comes to an end and goes away; so one who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

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