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My life was preserved by your care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have granted me life and favor, And Your care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You have granted me life and goodness; And Your care has guarded my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And Thy care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have made alongside me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has kept my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your providence (divine care, supervision) has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave me life and faithful love, and your care has guarded my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You gave me life and faithful love, and Your care has guarded my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, the source of my life, showered me with kindness and watched over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You gave me life and mercy. Your watchfulness has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have given me life and constant love, and your care has kept me alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You gave life and gracious love to me; your providential care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You gave me life and favor, and your intervention watched over my spirit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Life and kindness You have done with me. And Your inspection has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst with me life and mercy, and thy reviewing watched my spirit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and mercy, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You have assigned to me life and mercy, and your visitation has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Life and love you granted me, and your providence has preserved my spirit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and peace, and thy commandments have preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And life and peace you have made with me, and my spirit has kept your commandments<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast granted me life and favour, And Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1562" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You have granted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5978.htm" title="5978: ‘im·mā·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Along with, against, by, from">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">life</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: wā·ḥe·seḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">and loving devotion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6486.htm" title="6486: ū·p̄ə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Oversight, mustering, visitation, store. Feminine passive participle of paqad; visitation.">and Your care</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mə·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">has preserved</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">my spirit.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7-9</a></span><br />How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! / They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3</a></span><br />Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Psalm 103:4</a></span><br />who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-77.htm">Psalm 119:77</a></span><br />May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Isaiah 63:7</a></span><br />I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19</a></span><br />You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Deuteronomy 32:10-11</a></span><br />He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. / As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Genesis 39:21</a></span><br />the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-36.htm">2 Samuel 22:36</a></span><br />You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a></span><br />From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have granted me life and favor, and your visitation has preserved my spirit.</p><p class="hdg">life and favour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Genesis 19:19</a></b></br> Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25</a></b></br> Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25,28</a></b></br> Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-5.htm">Care</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">Love</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-13.htm">Preserved</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm">Providence</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">Watched</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-17.htm">Care</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/20-10.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/job/11-17.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Love</a> <a href="/job/29-2.htm">Preserved</a> <a href="/acts/24-2.htm">Providence</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Watched</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have granted me life</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God as the giver of life, a theme consistent throughout Scripture. In <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, God breathes life into Adam, establishing Him as the source of all life. Job recognizes that his existence is not by chance but by divine grant. This understanding is foundational in the biblical worldview, where life is seen as a gift from God, not merely a biological accident.<p><b>and loving devotion</b><br>The term "loving devotion" can be understood as "chesed" in Hebrew, often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy." This concept is central to God's covenant relationship with His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where God describes Himself as abounding in steadfast love. Job's acknowledgment of God's loving devotion, even amidst suffering, reflects a deep trust in God's character and faithfulness, similar to the trust expressed in the Psalms.<p><b>and Your care has preserved my spirit</b><br>Here, Job attributes his endurance to God's care. The preservation of his spirit suggests a divine protection that goes beyond physical survival, encompassing emotional and spiritual sustenance. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, where God's presence provides comfort and protection. The idea of God as a preserver is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of His followers being kept safe in <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a>. Job's statement is a testament to God's sustaining power, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of life, who is in dialogue with Job throughout the book. God’s sovereignty and justice are central themes in Job’s account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer counsel and comfort, though their advice often misunderstands Job’s situation and God’s character.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_restoration.htm">Suffering and Restoration</a></b><br>The events of Job’s life, including his profound suffering and eventual restoration, serve as a backdrop for exploring themes of divine justice and human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acknowledgment of God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that life itself is a gift from God, and His sovereignty extends over all aspects of our existence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_care.htm">Understanding Divine Care</a></b><br>Reflect on how God’s loving devotion and care are evident in both the good and challenging times of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>Emulate Job’s perseverance and faith, trusting in God’s ultimate justice and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_preservation.htm">Gratitude for God’s Preservation</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for God’s ongoing preservation and sustenance of our spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_loving_devotion.htm">Trust in God’s Loving Devotion</a></b><br>Trust that God’s loving devotion is constant, even when circumstances seem overwhelming or confusing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_wives_treat_husbands_biblically.htm">What is Satan's role according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_peter.htm">Will you remain faithful until death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._32_39_align_with_god's_benevolence.htm">How does Deuteronomy 32:39's portrayal of God as both life-giver and destroyer align or conflict with other biblical texts that emphasize only God's benevolence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_polygamy.htm">What are the Courts of Heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast granted me life and favour</span>. God, besides providing Job with a body so delicately and marvellously constructed, had added the gift of "life" (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>), and also that of "favour," or loving providential care, whereby his life was preserved from infancy to manhood, and from manhood to a ripe age, in peace and prosperity. Job has not forgotten his former state of temporal happiness (<a href="/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2-5</a>), nor ceased to feel gratitude to God for it (comp. <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit</span>; or, <span class="accented">thy providence -</span> "thy continual care." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have granted</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5978.htm">Strong's 5978: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">life</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and loving devotion,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֭חֶסֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥe·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Your care</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6486.htm">Strong's 6486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oversight, mustering, visitation, store</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has preserved</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my spirit.</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּחִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:12 You have granted me life and loving (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>