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How long will you try to crush me with your words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“How long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How long will you torment me And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How long will you torment me, And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“How long will you torment my soul And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How long will you torment <i>and</i> exasperate me And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you torment me and crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you torment me and crush me with words? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How long will you torture me with your words? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul and break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"How long will you torment me and depress me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"How long do you intend to keep torturing me and trying to break me by what you're saying?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"How long will you torment me and crush me with your words? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me, and crush me with words? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Until when do you afflict my soul, "" And bruise me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How long will ye, grieve my soul, and crush me with words?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long do you afflict my soul, and break me in pieces with words? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How long will you afflict my soul and wear me down with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How long will you afflict my spirit, grind me down with words? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me, and break me in pieces with words?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How long will you grieve my soul, and make me sick with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“How long will you grieve my soul and afflict me with words?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul, And crush me with words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How long will ye vex my soul, and destroy me with words? only know that the Lord has dealt with me thus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-2.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=2827" 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/19.htm">Job: My Redeemer Lives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then Job answered: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">“How long</a> <a href="/hebrew/575.htm" title="575: ’ā·nāh (Adv) -- Where? whither?. Or manah; contracted from 'aiyn; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3013.htm" title="3013: tō·wḡ·yūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To suffer. A primitive root; to grieve.">will you torment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1792.htm" title="1792: ū·ṯə·ḏak·kə·’ū·na·nî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-2mp:: 1cs, Pn) -- To crush. A primitive root; to crumble; transitively, to bruise.">and crush me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4405.htm" title="4405: ḇə·mil·lîm (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- A word, speech, utterance. From malal">with your words?</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.…<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/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a></span><br />Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9-10</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6-7</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10</a></span><br />Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-18</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. / All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-10</a></span><br />You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Lamentations 3:4-6</a></span><br />He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. / He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. / He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm">Proverbs 18:14</a></span><br />The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Psalm 38:17</a></span><br />For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.<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="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<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/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How long will you vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?</p><p class="hdg">How long</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-2.htm">Job 8:2</a></b></br> How long wilt thou speak these <i>things</i>? and <i>how long shall</i> the words of thy mouth <i>be like</i> a strong wind?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-2.htm">Job 18:2</a></b></br> How long <i>will it be ere</i> ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?</p><p class="hdg">vex</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2</a></b></br> <i>As</i> God liveth, <i>who</i> hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, <i>who</i> hath vexed my soul;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-16.htm">Judges 16:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, <i>so</i> that his soul was vexed unto death;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2,3</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I <i>am</i> weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed… </p><p class="hdg">break me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></b></br> <i>The words</i> of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war <i>was</i> in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet <i>were</i> they drawn swords.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7</a></b></br> Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords <i>are</i> in their lips: for who, <i>say they</i>, doth hear?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3</a></b></br> Who whet their tongue like a sword, <i>and</i> bend <i>their bows to shoot</i> their arrows, <i>even</i> bitter words:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/8-21.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Break</a> <a href="/exodus/21-25.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/15-20.htm">Torment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-23.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/24-16.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/94-5.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-11.htm">Torment</a> <a href="/psalms/2-5.htm">Vex</a> <a href="/job/19-23.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Job 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-1.htm">Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">shows there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">He craves pity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">He believes the resurrection</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/19.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/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How long will you torment me</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's deep anguish and frustration with his friends, who have been relentless in their accusations and lack of empathy. In the broader context of the Book of Job, Job's friends believe that his suffering is a direct result of his sin, adhering to the retributive justice theology common in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This question also echoes the lament tradition found in the Psalms, where the psalmist often cries out to God in distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/13.htm">Psalm 13:1-2</a>). Job's use of "how long" indicates a plea for relief and understanding, a common human experience when enduring prolonged suffering.<p><b>and crush me with your words?</b><br>The imagery of being "crushed" by words highlights the power of speech to wound and oppress. In the ancient world, words were considered potent, capable of blessing or cursing, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>, which states that "death and life are in the power of the tongue." Job's friends, instead of offering comfort, have compounded his suffering with their harsh judgments. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament teaching on the importance of speech, as seen in <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-10</a>, where the tongue is described as a small part of the body but capable of great harm. Job's experience can be seen as a type of Christ, who also faced unjust accusations and suffering, yet responded with grace and truth.<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, enduring immense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar are the three friends who visit Job to offer counsel and comfort but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, which they believe is the cause of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing to demonstrate Job's faithfulness and to reveal deeper truths about suffering and divine justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity and protection from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words can either uplift or destroy. Job's friends intended to help but ended up causing more pain. We must be mindful of how our words affect others, especially those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_suffering.htm">Endurance in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's question, "How long?" reflects a deep human struggle with prolonged suffering. Believers are encouraged to endure, trusting in God's ultimate justice and compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_trouble.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>True friendship involves empathy and support, not judgment. We should strive to be friends who listen and comfort rather than accuse and condemn.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that God's ways are higher than ours. Even when we don't understand our circumstances, we can trust in His sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_amidst_trials.htm">Seeking God Amidst Trials</a></b><br>In times of distress, turning to God rather than away from Him is crucial. Job's dialogue with God, despite his anguish, shows a heart seeking divine understanding and presence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_new_man_in_the_story.htm">What are the torments of Sheol?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_vexed_mean.htm">What does being vexed mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job's_spirit_broken_in_17_1.htm">In Job 17:1, how can Job claim his spirit is broken if he continues to speak and survive throughout the rest of the narrative?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XIX.</span><p>(2) <span class= "bld">How long?</span>--Job begins as Bildad himself had begun in both cases. His last speech had been so offensive and unfeeling that Job may well ask "How long will ye <span class= "ital">vex my soul, </span>and break me in pieces with <span class= "ital">words?"</span> Moreover, Bildad had infused a kind of personal malice into his charges, which Job felt most keenly, so that he is constrained to ask, "If indeed I have erred, doth not my error remain with myself? I alone suffer for it, and ye do not even sympathise or suffer with me."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-2.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">“How long</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will you torment</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹגְי֣וּן</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wḡ·yūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3013.htm">Strong's 3013: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grieve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and crush me</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·ḏak·kə·’ū·na·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular, Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1792.htm">Strong's 1792: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crumble, to bruise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with words?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמִלִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·mil·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4405.htm">Strong's 4405: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a discourse, a topic</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:2 How long will you torment me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:3" /></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>