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My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O remember that my life <i>is</i> wind: mine eye shall no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, remember that my life <i>is</i> a breath! My eye will never again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember that my life is a <i>mere</i> breath; My eye will not see goodness again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember that my life is <i>but</i> breath, My eye will not again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Remember that my life is <i>but</i> wind; My eye will not again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh]; My eye will not see good again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye will never again see anything good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye will never again see anything good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I beg you, God, don't forget! My life is just a breath, and trouble lies ahead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Oh remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Remember, O God, my life is only a breath; my happiness has already ended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O remember that my life is wind: my eye will no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember that my life [is] a breath, "" My eye does not turn back to see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember Thou that my life is a breath, Mine eye turneth not back to see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember that my life is wind: mine eyes shall not turn back to see good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember that my life is wind, and my eye will not return to see good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember that my life is like the wind; my eye will not see happiness again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will never again see good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O remember that the spirit is still alive; even yet my eye shall again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I will remember that The Spirit is life, and you shall turn my eyes back to see the goodness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O remember that my life is a breath; Mine eye shall no more see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shalt not yet again see good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-7.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=1053" 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">6</span>My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">is but a breath.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</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 never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ṯā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">happiness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.…<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/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></span><br />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="/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/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="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a></span><br />Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></span><br />For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a></span><br />I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.<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="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a></span><br />So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</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. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3</a></span><br />For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:11</a></span><br />Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></span><br />For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O remember that my life is wind: my eye shall no more see good.</p><p class="hdg">remember.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9</a></b></br> Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Genesis 42:36</a></b></br> And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved <i>of my children</i>: Joseph <i>is</i> not, and Simeon <i>is</i> not, and ye will take Benjamin <i>away</i>: all these things are against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8</a></b></br> Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, <i>If</i> ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:</p><p class="hdg">my life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Psalm 78:39</a></b></br> For he remembered that they <i>were but</i> flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></b></br> Whereas ye know not what <i>shall be</i> on the morrow. For what <i>is</i> your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.</p><p class="hdg">no more see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21,22</a></b></br> Before I go <i>whence</i> I shall not return, <i>even</i> to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/4-15.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/5-27.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/8-16.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/4-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/4-7.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/esther/8-2.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/7-16.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/7-8.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/7-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/job/7-10.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/8-2.htm">Wind</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>Remember that my life is but a breath.</b><br>This phrase reflects the transient nature of human life, a theme prevalent throughout the Book of Job and the Bible. The metaphor of life as a "breath" emphasizes its fleeting and fragile nature, echoing similar sentiments found in Psalms 39:5 and <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, where life is compared to a vapor. In the ancient Near Eastern context, life was often seen as unpredictable and short, a view that Job articulates in his suffering. This acknowledgment of life's brevity is a call to humility and reliance on God, who is eternal and unchanging.<p><b>My eyes will never again see happiness.</b><br>Job's lament here is deeply personal and reflects his profound despair. In the cultural and historical context of the time, happiness was often associated with prosperity, family, and health—all of which Job has lost. This statement can be seen as hyperbolic, expressing the depth of his current suffering rather than a literal prophecy of his future. It connects to the broader biblical narrative of suffering and redemption, where temporary despair is often contrasted with eventual restoration, as seen in Job's own story by the end of the book. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate hope found in Christ, who offers eternal joy and restoration beyond earthly suffering, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>.<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, experiencing intense suffering and loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's lament over his suffering, which includes the loss of his children, wealth, and health.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose purposes and plans are beyond human understanding, as revealed later in the book.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Recognize that life is fleeting, like a breath. This awareness should lead us to live purposefully and with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Understand that suffering is a part of the human experience. Job's lament is a reminder that even the righteous can endure profound trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>While Job expresses a lack of hope, believers are encouraged to find hope in God's promises and the eternal life offered through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_in_comforting_others.htm">Empathy in Comforting Others</a></b><br>Job's friends initially came to comfort him but failed to empathize with his pain. We should strive to offer genuine support and understanding to those who suffer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when life seems hopeless, trust in God's sovereign plan and His ability to bring good out of suffering.<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/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/what_does_'life_is_a_vapor'_mean.htm">What does "life is a vapor" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'hard_service'_in_job_7_1_accurate.htm">In Job 7:1, is the description of life as 'hard service' historically or culturally accurate for Job's time, or is it an anachronism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_animals_show_god's_power_empirically.htm">In Job 12:9-10, how can animals themselves attest to God's power in a way that is scientifically or empirically verifiable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O remember that my life is wind!</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Psalm 78:39</a>). The wind is an image of all that is vain, shifting, unstable, ready to pass away (Job 6:36; <a href="/proverbs/11-29.htm">Proverbs 11:29</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Isaiah 26:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-9.htm">Isaiah 41:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Jeremiah 5:13</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Mine eye shall no more see good</span>. Another protest against the hopes flint Eliphaz has held out (see the comment on ver. 6; and setup, <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Job 9:25</a>). Job is still speaking of this life only, and not touching the question of another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-7.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">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זְ֭כֹר</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</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">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיָּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<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">is but a breath.</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֣וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - 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 /><br /><span class="word">My eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֝ינִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common 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">will never</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">again</span><br /><span class="heb">תָשׁ֥וּב</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine 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 /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lir·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">happiness.</span><br /><span class="heb">טֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:7 Oh remember that my life (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:8" /></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>