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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Only a few years will pass before I take the path of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For soon I must go down that road from which I will never return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For when a few years have come I shall go the way from which I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When a few years are come, then I shall go the way <i>whence</i> I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For when a few years are finished, I shall go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For only a few years will pass before I go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For only a few years will pass before I go the way of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Because in only a few years, I will be dead and gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because in a few short years I will take the path of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My years are passing now, and I walk the road of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For when only a few years have elapsed, I'll start down a path from which I'll never return."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the years that lie ahead are few, and then I will go on the way of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For when a few years are come, I shall go the way from where I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For when a few years have come, I will go the way of no return. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When a few years come, "" Then I go [on] the path of no return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When a few years do come, Then a path I return not do I go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When years of number shall come, and the way I shall go I shall not turn back.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold short years pass away and I am walking in a path by which l shall not return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:23>For behold, a few years pass by, and I am walking a path by which I will not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For my years are numbered, and I go the road of no return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For when a few years have come, I shall go the way from which I shall not return.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the number of a man's years will come to an end; then he shall go the way from whence he shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For the number of his years are coming, and he goes the way without return! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the years that are few are coming on, And I shall go the way whence I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But my years are numbered and <i>their end</i> come, and I shall go by the way by which I shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-22.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=2598" 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/16.htm">Job Decries his Comforters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor! <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For when</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">only a few</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/857.htm" title="857: ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come. Or matha; a primitive root; to arrive.">are past</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’e·hĕ·lōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">I will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: wə·’ō·raḥ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">of no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return.</a> </span><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/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Psalm 89:48</a></span><br />What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-14.htm">2 Samuel 14:14</a></span><br />For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10-12</a></span><br />I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” / I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. / My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23</a></span><br />I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">2 Timothy 4:6</a></span><br />For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When a few years are come, then I shall go the way from where I shall not return.</p><p class="hdg">a few years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5,14</a></b></br> Seeing his days <i>are</i> determined, the number of his months <i>are</i> with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; … </p><p class="hdg">whence</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-9.htm">Job 7:9,10</a></b></br> <i>As</i> the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no <i>more</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-10.htm">Job 14:10</a></b></br> But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where <i>is</i> he?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a></b></br> Also <i>when</i> they shall be afraid of <i>that which is</i> high, and fears <i>shall be</i> in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-11.htm">Few</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Past</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-37.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Short</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Time</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/10-21.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Few</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Past</a> <a href="/job/18-10.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/17-1.htm">Short</a> <a href="/job/17-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/28-12.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Job 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">He maintains his innocence</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/16.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/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For when only a few years are past</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's awareness of the brevity of life. In the context of the ancient Near East, life expectancy was generally shorter than today, and the unpredictability of life was a common theme. Job's lamentation here is consistent with the wisdom literature's emphasis on the fleeting nature of human existence, as seen in Psalms 39:4-5 and <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a>. The phrase underscores the urgency and immediacy of Job's suffering, as he feels his time is running out.<p><b>I will go the way of no return</b><br>This phrase is a poetic expression of death, a journey from which one does not come back. In the cultural context of the time, death was often viewed as a one-way path to Sheol, the abode of the dead, as referenced in <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Job 7:9-10</a>. The finality of death is a recurring theme in Job, highlighting the human condition's frailty and the inevitability of mortality. This also foreshadows the New Testament's revelation of Christ's victory over death, offering hope of resurrection and eternal life, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>. Job's statement here can be seen as a type of Christ's own journey to death and resurrection, where He made a way for believers to return from death to eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. Job is known for his patience and perseverance in the face of adversity.<br><br>2. <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, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being who allows Job's trials to test his faith and integrity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_way_of_no_return.htm">The Way of No Return</a></b><br>A metaphorical expression referring to death, highlighting the inevitability and finality of human mortality.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Job's acknowledgment of his limited time on earth serves as a reminder of the fleeting nature of life. Christians are encouraged to live purposefully, making the most of their time in service to God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_death.htm">The Certainty of Death</a></b><br>The "way of no return" underscores the certainty of death for all humans. Believers are called to live with an eternal perspective, preparing for the life to come.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the inevitability of death, Job's account encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when facing life's uncertainties and trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_death.htm">Hope Beyond Death</a></b><br>While Job speaks of death's finality, the broader biblical account offers hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, promising eternal life to those who believe.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_psalm_55_and_silent_god_align.htm">Psalm 55 depicts a God who intervenes quickly, yet other biblical texts describe God as silent or distant. How can these verses be harmonized?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_claim_blamelessness.htm">(2 Samuel 22:21-25) How can David claim blamelessness here when other passages (e.g., 2 Samuel 11) describe serious moral failures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_schemes_of_the_devil.htm">What does the Bible say about wealth inequality?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">When a few years are come.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">years of number, </span>which means either "years than can be easily numbered," as <span class= "ital">men of number </span>(<a href="/genesis/34-20.htm" title="And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,">Genesis 34:20</a>) is used to express <span class= "ital">few men; </span>or "years that are numbered," that is, allotted, determined. It is strange to find Job speaking, in his condition, of <span class= "ital">years, </span>but so, for that matter, is it to find a man so sorely tormented as he was indulging in so long an argument. Perhaps this shows us that the narrative of Job is intended to be an ideal only, setting forth the low estate of sin-stricken humanity: this is only thrown out as a suggestion, no weight is assigned to it more than it may chance to claim. Perhaps, however, these words are spoken by Job in contemplation of his condition as a <span class= "ital">dying </span>man, even had he not been so afflicted.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When a few years are come</span>; literally, <span class="accented">a number of years</span>, which generally means a <span class="accented">small</span> number. <span class="cmt_word">I shall go the way whence I shall not return</span>. This verse would more fitly begin the following chapter, which opens in a similar strain, with an anticipation of the near approach of death <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-22.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">For when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">only a few</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are past</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_857.htm">Strong's 857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will go</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·hĕ·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the way</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹ֖רַח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">return.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשׁ֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-22.htm">Job 16:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:22 For when a few years are come (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/17-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 17:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 17:1" /></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>