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You will look for me, but I will be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more; while your eyes are on me, I shall be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no <i>more</i>: thine eyes <i>are</i> upon me, and I <i>am</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me will see me no <i>more;</i> <i>While</i> your eyes <i>are</i> upon me, I shall no longer <i>be.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The eye of him who sees me will no <i>longer</i> look at me; Your eyes <i>will be</i> on me, but I will not exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more; Thine eyes <i>will be</i> on me, but I will not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes <i>will be</i> on me, but I will not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The eye of him who sees me [now] will see me no more; Your eyes <i>will be</i> upon me, but I will not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The eye of anyone who looks on me will no longer see me. Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The eye of anyone who looks on me will no longer see me. Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will vanish from sight, and no one, including you, will ever see me again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more: thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The eye that watches over me will no longer see me. Your eye will look for me, but I'll be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You see me now, but never again. If you look for me, I'll be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The eyes of the one who sees me won't see me anymore; your eyes will look for me but I won't be around! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me now will see me no more; your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thy eyes are upon me, and I am not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The eye of him who sees me will see me no more. Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The eye of my beholder does not behold me. Your eyes [are] on me—and I am not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The eye of my beholder beholdeth me not. Thine eyes are upon me -- and I am not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The eye of him seeing me shall not look after me: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither will the sight of man gaze upon me; your eyes are upon me, and I will not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The eye that now sees me shall no more behold me; when your eye is on me, I shall be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The eye that beholds me will see me no more; while your eyes are upon me, I shall be gone.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The eye of him who has seen me shall rejoice no more; thine eyes are upon me, and vet I am gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The eye that sees me will not rejoice for me, and your eyes are on me, and I am not<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; While Thine eyes are upon me, I am gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The eye of him that sees me shall not see me <i>again</i>: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-8.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=1060" 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/7.htm">Job Continues: Life Seems Futile</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ên (N-csc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">The eye</a> <a href="/hebrew/7210.htm" title="7210: rō·’î (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- Looking, seeing, sight. From ra'ah; sight, whether abstractly or concretely.">that beholds me</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.">will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7789.htm" title="7789: ṯə·šū·rê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To behold, regard. A primitive root; to spy out, i.e. survey, lurk for, care for.">longer see me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">You will look</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ê·nen·nî (Conj-w:: Adv:: 1cs) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but I will be no more.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.…<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/39-13.htm">Psalm 39:13</a></span><br />Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”<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/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">Isaiah 38:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:11</a></span><br />There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9-10</a></span><br />For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. / 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="/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="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-7</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Psalm 37:36</a></span><br />yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<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="/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="/psalms/78-39.htm">Psalm 78:39</a></span><br />He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.<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="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a></span><br />Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The eye of him that has seen me shall see me no more: your eyes are on me, and I am not.</p><p class="hdg">The eye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-9.htm">Job 20:9</a></b></br> The eye also <i>which</i> saw him shall <i>see him</i> no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Psalm 37:36</a></b></br> Yet he passed away, and, lo, he <i>was</i> not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.</p><p class="hdg">thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a></b></br> Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3</a></b></br> And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></b></br> When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man <i>is</i> vanity. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">I am not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a></b></br> And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Beholder</a> <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Longer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Beholder</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/7-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Longer</a><div class="vheading2">Job 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job excuses his desire of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm">He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The eye that beholds me will no longer see me.</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses a deep sense of despair and the fleeting nature of human life. The "eye that beholds me" refers to those who currently see and interact with Job, possibly his friends or family. This reflects the transient nature of human existence, a theme prevalent throughout the book of Job. The idea that those who see him will no longer do so underscores the inevitability of death. This aligns with the biblical understanding of life as a vapor, as seen in <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, emphasizing the brevity and uncertainty of life. Job's lamentation here can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate separation that death brings, a separation that is only reconciled through the hope of resurrection, a theme later expanded in the New Testament.<p><b>You will look for me, but I will be no more.</b><br>Job continues to articulate his sense of impending death and absence. The phrase "You will look for me" suggests a future search or longing by those who knew him, indicating the void his absence will create. This can be connected to the cultural practices of mourning and remembrance in the ancient Near East, where the dead were often remembered and sought after in memory and spirit. The phrase "but I will be no more" highlights the finality of death, a stark reality that Job is grappling with. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Psalm 39:13</a>, where the psalmist asks God to look away so that he may enjoy life before he departs and is no more. In a broader biblical context, this phrase can be seen as a precursor to the hope of eternal life and resurrection found in Christ, who conquers death and offers eternal presence with God, as seen in <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a>.<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 described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He is undergoing intense suffering and is expressing his anguish and despair in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Job's friends are present throughout the dialogue, offering their perspectives on his suffering. Their presence is a backdrop to Job's lament.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>While not directly addressed in this verse, Job's lament is ultimately directed towards God, as he grapples with understanding his suffering in the context of his relationship with the Divine.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, representing a place of both prosperity and suffering in Job's life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_mortality.htm">Suffering and Mortality</a></b><br>The broader theme of human suffering and the transient nature of life, which is a central focus of Job's lament in this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_mortality.htm">The Reality of Human Mortality</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the inevitability of death, prompting believers to reflect on the brevity of life and the importance of living with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_human_suffering.htm">The Depth of Human Suffering</a></b><br>Job's words express profound anguish, reminding us that suffering is a part of the human experience. Believers are encouraged to seek God's presence and comfort in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassionate_presence.htm">The Importance of Compassionate Presence</a></b><br>Job's friends, though misguided, remind us of the importance of being present with those who suffer. Believers are called to offer support and empathy rather than judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite his despair, Job's dialogue with God throughout the book encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when circumstances are incomprehensible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_this_life.htm">Hope Beyond This Life</a></b><br>Job's acknowledgment of mortality points to the hope of eternal life through faith in God. Believers are encouraged to find hope in the promise of resurrection and eternal life with Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_little_horn's_role_in_daniel.htm">What is the significance of the little horn in Daniel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_greedy_exploiters_thrive_unpunished.htm">If Job 20:19-20 suggests a direct correlation between greed and swift downfall, why do some wealthy exploiters seem to thrive indefinitely without facing apparent divine retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_8_with_harsh_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 8's depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Shall see me no more.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">thine own eyes shall look for me, but I shall be no more. </span>So LXX. and Vulg.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more</span>; that is, I shall go down to the grave, and be no more seen upon earth. Neither friend nor enemy shall behold me after that. <span class="cmt_word">Thine eyes</span>. God's eyes. God still sees him and watches him; this is a certain consolation; but will it last? Are upon me, and I am not. I am on the point of disappearing. Even now I scarcely exist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-8.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">The eye</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(‘ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that beholds me</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֑אִי</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7210.htm">Strong's 7210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Looking, seeing, sight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</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">longer see me.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·šū·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7789.htm">Strong's 7789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will look</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">but I will be no more.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·nen·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-8.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:8 The eye of him who sees me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:9" /></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>