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I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“<i>Oh,</i> that God would decide to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Would that God were willing to crush me; That He would loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would release His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I wish that it would please God to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that He would decide to crush me, to unleash His power and cut me off! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and do away with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />that God would [finally] be willing to crush me, that he would reach out to cut me off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If only he would go ahead and kill me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That God would please—and bruise me, "" Loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That God would please -- and bruise me, Loose His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will, and he will crush me; will he let his hand remain, and will he cut me off?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and that he who, at first, had crushed me, will let loose his hand and cut me down?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even that God would decide to crush me, that he would put forth his hand and cut me off! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So that God would hearken to cleanse me, and to spread out his hand and make me whole;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God would be persuaded and would cleanse me and would stretch out his hand and he would perfect me?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Even that it would please God to crush me; That He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/6-9.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=880" 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/6.htm">Job Replies: My Complaint is Just</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">that God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974: wə·yō·’êl (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to yield, especially assent; hence To undertake as an act of volition.">would be willing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1792.htm" title="1792: wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To crush. A primitive root; to crumble; transitively, to bruise.">to crush me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5425.htm" title="5425: yat·têr (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; to jump, i.e. Be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie.">to unleash</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">His hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/1214.htm" title="1214: wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To cut off, break off, gain by violence. A primitive root to break off, i.e. plunder; figuratively, to finish, or stop.">and cut me off!</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.…<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="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15-16</a></span><br />so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. / I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">Job 10:18-19</a></span><br />Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a></span><br />If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20-22</a></span><br />Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul, / who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure, / who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">Job 19:21-22</a></span><br />Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me. / Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a></span><br />Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11-16</a></span><br />My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart. / They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. / If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-4.htm">Job 21:4-5</a></span><br />Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? / Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-3.htm">Job 23:3-4</a></span><br />If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. / I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1</a></span><br />“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2</a></span><br />“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35-37</a></span><br />(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment. / Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. / I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-19.htm">Job 33:19-22</a></span><br />A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, / so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. / His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14-15</a></span><br />If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, / all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!</p><p class="hdg">that it would.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20-22</a></b></br> Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter <i>in</i> soul; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15,16</a></b></br> So that my soul chooseth strangling, <i>and</i> death rather than my life… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a></b></br> O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!</p><p class="hdg">that he would.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-21.htm">Job 19:21</a></b></br> Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Psalm 32:4</a></b></br> For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10-13</a></b></br> Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Please</a> <a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/ezra/7-13.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/8-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/job/6-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Please</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Job 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-1.htm">Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">He reproves his friends of unkindness.</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/6.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/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>that God would be willing to crush me</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses a deep desire for God to end his suffering. The term "crush" indicates a complete and total destruction, reflecting Job's intense anguish. This sentiment is rooted in the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine sovereignty, where God is seen as the ultimate arbiter of life and death. Job's plea can be compared to the laments found in the Psalms, where the psalmists often cry out for deliverance from their distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>). Theologically, this reflects the human struggle with understanding suffering and divine will.<p><b>to unleash His hand</b><br>The imagery of God's hand is significant throughout Scripture, often symbolizing power and authority. In Exodus, God's hand is depicted as delivering Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a>). Here, however, Job sees God's hand as a potential source of his demise. This duality highlights the complexity of God's interactions with humanity—both as a protector and as one who allows suffering. The phrase suggests a release of divine restraint, indicating that Job feels overwhelmed by his circumstances and perceives them as being under God's control.<p><b>and cut me off!</b><br>The idea of being "cut off" in biblical terms often refers to death or being separated from the community (<a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a>). Job's request to be cut off underscores his desire for relief from his pain, even if it means death. This reflects the cultural context of the ancient world, where suffering was often seen as a fate worse than death. In a broader biblical context, this phrase can be contrasted with the New Testament promise of eternal life through Christ, who was "cut off" for the transgressions of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Isaiah 53:8</a>), offering hope beyond suffering.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job addresses in his lament, expressing his deep anguish and desire for relief from his suffering.<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 intense physical and emotional pain after losing his wealth, children, and health, which leads him to wish for death as a release.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are present in the account, offering Job counsel that often misunderstands his plight and God's nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of Job's account, a place of ancient origin, often associated with the region east of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's plea reveals the depth of human suffering and the desire for relief. It teaches us to acknowledge our pain honestly before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's request for God to "crush" him underscores God's ultimate control over life and death, reminding us to trust in His sovereign will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Job's expression of despair is a form of lament, showing that it is permissible to bring our deepest emotions and questions to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Even in his wish for death, Job's dialogue with God indicates a glimmer of hope and faith that God hears him, encouraging us to maintain faith in trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The presence of Job's friends, despite their flawed counsel, highlights the importance of community in times of suffering, urging us to offer compassionate support to those in distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_god_and_science_on_quakes.htm">Job 9:6 mentions God shaking the earth, yet modern science explains earthquakes through tectonic activity--how do we reconcile these views?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_satan_test_job.htm">Job 1:12 - How can a benevolent God allow Satan to inflict suffering on a blameless man as part of a wager?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_noah_and_job_called_righteous.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20 claims no one is righteous--how does this align with biblical figures like Noah and Job who are described as righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ai_challenge_the_human_soul.htm">How does artificial intelligence challenge the idea of a uniquely human soul?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Even that it would please God . . .</span>--The sequence of thought in these verses is obscure and uncertain. The speaker may mean that, notwithstanding all that might befall him, his consolation would still be that he had never denied the words of the Holy One. The words "I would harden myself in sorrow" are the most doubtful, not occurring elsewhere in Scripture. Some render the two clauses, "I would exult, or rejoice, in pain that spareth not;" but "Let him not spare," or "Though he spare not," seems preferable. Others render, "Though I burn in sorrow."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Even that it would please God to destroy me; or, to crush me</span> (Revised Version) - "to break me in pieces" (Lee). <span class="cmt_word">That he would let loose his hand</span>; or, <span class="accented">put forth his hand - </span> stretch it out against me threateningly." <span class="cmt_word">And cut me off</span>. "Cut me off <span class="accented">bit by bit"</span> (Lee); comp. <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12</a>, where the same word is used of a weaver, who cuts the threads of his loom one by one, until the whole is liberated and comes away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/6-9.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">that God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭לוֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would be willing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2974.htm">Strong's 2974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to crush me,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<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">to unleash</span><br /><span class="heb">יַתֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yat·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5425.htm">Strong's 5425: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝ד֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut me off!</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1214.htm">Strong's 1214: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, break off, gain by violence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/6-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 6:9 Even that it would please God (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/6-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 6:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 6:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/6-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 6:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 6:10" /></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>