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and if I refrain, it does not go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Instead, I suffer if I defend myself, and I suffer no less if I refuse to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and <i>though</i> I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Though I speak, my grief is not relieved; And <i>if</i> I remain silent, how am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I refrain, what <i>pain</i> leaves me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I cease, what will go forth from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If I speak [to you miserable comforters], my pain is not relieved; And if I refrain [from speaking], what [pain or anguish] leaves me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I speak, my suffering is not relieved, and if I hold back, does any of it leave me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if I speak, my suffering is not relieved, and if I hold back, what have I lost? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If I speak, or if I don't, I hurt all the same. My torment continues. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If I speak, my pain is not eased. If I stop talking, how much of it will go away?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But nothing I say helps, and being silent does not calm my pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But if I speak, my pain isn't assuaged; if I refrain from speaking, what do I have to lose?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking--how much of it goes away? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If I speak, my pain is not restrained, "" And I cease—what goes from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If I speak, my pain is not restrained, And I cease -- what goeth from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If I shall speak, my pain will not be held back, and shall I cease, what will go from me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But what shall I do? If I speak, my pain will not rest: and if I hold my peace, it will not depart from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:7>But what can I do? When I am speaking, my grief will not be quiet; and if I am quiet, it will not withdraw from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If I speak, my pain is not relieved; if I stop speaking, nothing changes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, who can comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For if I shall speak, my sorrow is not removed, and I am if silent, who is relieving me?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For if I should speak, I shall not feel the pain of my wound: and if I should be silent, how shall I be wounded the less?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-6.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=2491" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Job Decries his Comforters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Even if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I speak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3511.htm" title="3511: kə·’ê·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A pain. From ka'ab; suffering, adversity.">my pain</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.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: yê·ḥā·śêḵ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">relieved,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2308.htm" title="2308: wə·’aḥ·də·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To cease. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. desist; be lacking or idle.">and if I hold back,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ya·hă·lōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will it go away?</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.…<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/77-3.htm">Psalm 77:3-4</a></span><br />I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Psalm 39:2-3</a></span><br />I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred. / My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:<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="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-4</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</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="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a></span><br />I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7-10</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.<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="/matthew/26-37.htm">Matthew 26:37-39</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.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-10</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. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.<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?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?</p><p class="hdg">my grief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1</a></b></br> My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Psalm 77:1-9</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I cried unto God with my voice, <i>even</i> unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-18</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="hdg">what am I eased.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Assuaged</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-13.htm">Eased</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">Relieved</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Subsided</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Assuaged</a> <a href="/job/32-1.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Eased</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/21-3.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/30-10.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Relieved</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Subsided</a><div class="vheading2">Job 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">He maintains his innocence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Even if I speak</b><br>Job is expressing the futility of his situation. In the context of the Book of Job, Job's speeches are a response to his friends who have accused him of wrongdoing. Despite his attempts to defend himself, his words do not bring comfort or change his circumstances. This reflects the broader theme of the limitations of human wisdom and understanding in the face of suffering. Job's speeches can be seen as a type of Christ, who also faced unjust suffering and remained silent before His accusers (<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>).<p><b>my pain is not relieved</b><br>Job's suffering is both physical and emotional. Historically, Job's afflictions are described as severe, including loss of wealth, family, and health. The cultural context of the time often linked suffering with divine punishment, which is why Job's friends insist he must have sinned. However, Job's pain is not alleviated by speaking, highlighting the inadequacy of human solutions to spiritual and existential problems. This can be connected to the New Testament, where true relief from suffering is found in Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>).<p><b>and if I hold back</b><br>Job considers the alternative of remaining silent. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, silence could be seen as acceptance or resignation. However, Job's silence would not change his situation, emphasizing the theme of helplessness in human suffering. This reflects the human condition and the need for divine intervention. The silence of Job can be compared to the silence of Jesus before His crucifixion, where silence was a form of submission to God's will (<a href="/mark/14-61.htm">Mark 14:61</a>).<p><b>how will it go away?</b><br>Job questions the possibility of relief from his suffering. This rhetorical question underscores the hopelessness he feels. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to the need for a Redeemer, as human efforts are insufficient to remove the burden of sin and suffering. The ultimate answer to Job's question is found in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who provides a way for suffering to be transformed and ultimately eradicated (<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 questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz,_bildad,_and_zophar.htm">Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar</a></b><br>Job's three friends who visit him to offer comfort but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to sin.<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 and ultimately restores him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that his faithfulness is due to his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_suffering.htm">The Inevitability of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights that suffering is a part of the human experience, and it does not always correlate with personal sin or failure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_struggle_with_expression.htm">The Struggle with Expression</a></b><br>Job's words reveal the tension between expressing pain and the futility of doing so. This teaches us about the importance of finding a balance in sharing our burdens with others and with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's interactions with his friends remind us of the importance of empathy and understanding when supporting those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_silence.htm">Faith Amidst Silence</a></b><br>Even when God seems silent, maintaining faith and trust in His ultimate plan is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_relief.htm">The Search for Relief</a></b><br>Job's question about relief points to the human desire for comfort and the ultimate relief that comes from God alone.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering.htm">Why does God allow injustice and suffering to persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_20_conflict_with_nt's_grace.htm">Does Job 7:20's portrayal of God as a watcher or observer of human sin conflict with the New Testament depiction of a forgiving, grace-filled God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16_7-8_align_with_a_just_god.htm">In Job 16:7-8, how can Job's physical suffering be reconciled with a compassionate God who supposedly protects the righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Though I speak . . .</span>--"I cannot but reply, though to reply gives me no relief."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased!</span> As it is, nor speech nor silence are of any avail. Neither of them brings me any relief. My sufferings continue as before, whichever course I take. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-6.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">Even if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I speak,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֭דַבְּרָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my pain</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאֵבִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3511.htm">Strong's 3511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suffering, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</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">relieved,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḥā·śêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2820.htm">Strong's 2820: </a> </span><span class="str2">To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and if I hold back,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’aḥ·də·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2308.htm">Strong's 2308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will it go away?</span><br /><span class="heb">יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·hă·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:6 Though I speak my grief is not (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:7" /></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>