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I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains; I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains <i>and</i> worries [yet to come]; I know that You will not acquit me <i>and</i> leave me unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would still live in terror of all my pains. I know you will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would still live in terror of all my pains. I know You will not acquit me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but my sufferings frighten me, because I know that God still considers me guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I [still] dread everything I must suffer. I know that you won't declare me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then I still dread all of my suffering; I know you still won't acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I dread all my sufferings, for I know that you do not hold me blameless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that you will not hold me innocent. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have been afraid of all my griefs, "" I have known that You do not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was afraid of all my pains, I knew that thou wilt not acquit me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I feared all my works, knowing that thou didst not spare the offender. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have dreaded all my works, knowing that you did not spare the offender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I am in dread of all my pains; I know that you will not hold me innocent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I become afraid of all my suffering, for I know you will not hold me innocent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though I am at rest, I am afraid of every torment, because I know that thou wilt not declare me innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if I rest, I am afraid of every torment, because I know that you do not declare me innocent<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone <i>as</i> innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-28.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=1449" 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/9.htm">Job: How Can I Argue with God?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’ <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3025.htm" title="3025: yā·ḡō·rə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be afraid, fear. A primitive root; to fear.">I would still dread</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6094.htm" title="6094: ‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A hurt, injury, pain. From atsab; a idol; also, a pain or wound.">my sufferings;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</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.">You will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: ṯə·naq·qê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">acquit me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?…<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/73-16.htm">Psalm 73:16-17</a></span><br />When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight / until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2-3</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-18.htm">Psalm 38:18</a></span><br />Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Psalm 55:4-5</a></span><br />My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me. / Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-16</a></span><br />From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. / Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a></span><br />Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Lamentations 3:17-18</a></span><br />My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. / So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16</a></span><br />I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Matthew 26:37-38</a></span><br />He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-33.htm">Mark 14:33-34</a></span><br />He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a></span><br />What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">2 Corinthians 7:5</a></span><br />For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.</p><p class="hdg">afraid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-6.htm">Job 21:6</a></b></br> Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15,16</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> afflicted and ready to die from <i>my</i> youth up: <i>while</i> I suffer thy terrors I am distracted… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-120.htm">Psalm 119:120</a></b></br> My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.</p><p class="hdg">I know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2,20,21</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-16.htm">Job 14:16</a></b></br> For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Exodus 20:7</a></b></br> Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/4-9.htm">Acquit</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/job/4-14.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/job/7-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/7-14.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/job/8-2.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/10-14.htm">Acquit</a> <a href="/job/9-34.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/job/9-34.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/job/10-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/9-34.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/job/9-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/acts/9-16.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Job 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm">Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions</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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I would still dread all my sufferings;</b><br>Job expresses a deep sense of fear and anxiety about his ongoing afflictions. This reflects the human condition of suffering and the struggle to understand divine justice. In the context of the Book of Job, Job's sufferings are both physical and emotional, as he has lost his wealth, children, and health. The dread he feels is compounded by the belief that his suffering is undeserved, which is a central theme in the book. This phrase highlights the existential dread that can accompany intense suffering, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, such as in the Psalms where David often laments his own distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>).<p><b>I know that You will not acquit me.</b><br>Job acknowledges his belief that God will not declare him innocent. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine justice, where the gods were often seen as inscrutable and their judgments final. Job's statement is a profound expression of his struggle with the concept of divine justice, as he feels that despite his righteousness, he cannot be acquitted by God. This connects to the broader biblical narrative of the need for a mediator between God and man, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus is presented as the one who justifies and acquits believers through His sacrifice (<a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a>). Job's longing for acquittal foreshadows the ultimate redemption and justification found in Christ.<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 his quest for understanding God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job addresses in his lament. Job struggles to understand God's justice and sovereignty in the midst of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_sufferings.htm">Job's Sufferings</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health, which lead him to question the nature of divine justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often suggesting that Job's suffering is a result of sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting at the beginning of the Book of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness, leading to the trials Job faces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's statement reflects the human struggle to comprehend suffering. It is important to acknowledge that suffering is a complex issue that may not always have clear answers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Justice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's fear that God will not acquit him highlights the tension between human understanding and divine justice. Believers are called to trust in God's perfect justice, even when it is not immediately apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Despite his fear and confusion, Job continues to engage with God. This teaches us the importance of maintaining faith and communication with God during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fear.htm">The Role of Fear</a></b><br>Job's dread of his sufferings can remind us of the importance of casting our fears upon God, who cares for us and understands our struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Job's friends offer explanations based on human wisdom, which ultimately fall short. This encourages believers to seek divine wisdom and understanding through prayer and Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_nestle-aland_gnt.htm">What does the Bible say about anxiety and depression?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_believers_suffer.htm">Psalm 9:10 promises protection for those who seek God; why do many believers still suffer abandonment or persecution despite faithfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2-4) that Job's children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_suffering_fit_with_a_loving_god.htm">If suffering for Christ is 'granted' (Philippians 1:29), how does this harmonize with the belief in a loving and just God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am afraid of all my sorrows</span> (see the comment on ver. 27). <span class="cmt_word">I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent</span>. The worst of all Job's sorrows is the sense of alienation from God, which his unexampled sufferings have wrought in him. Though unconscious of having deserved them, he still, not unnaturally, looks upon them as marks of God s displeasure, proofs that God does not regard him as innocent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-28.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">I would still dread</span><br /><span class="heb">יָגֹ֥רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡō·rə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3025.htm">Strong's 3025: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be afraid, fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sufferings;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַצְּבֹתָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6094.htm">Strong's 6094: </a> </span><span class="str2">A idol, a pain, wound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</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">You will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</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">acquit me.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·naq·qê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:28 I am afraid of all my sorrows (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:29" /></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>