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Days of suffering torment me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; days of affliction come to meet me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; Days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am seething within and cannot rest; Days of misery confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am seething within and cannot relax; Days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I am seething within, and cannot relax; Days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am boiling within and cannot be silent; Days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am seething within <i>and</i> my heart is troubled and cannot rest; Days of affliction come to meet me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am churning within and cannot rest; days of suffering confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am churning within and cannot rest; days of suffering confront me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My stomach is tied in knots; pain is my daily companion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My bowels boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My insides are churning and won't calm down. Days of misery are ahead of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am torn apart by worry and pain; I have had day after day of suffering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm boiling mad inside, and I won't remain silent; the time for my affliction to confront me has arrived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. Days of affliction have come on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction came upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My heart is troubled, and doesn’t rest. Days of affliction have come on me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My bowels have boiled, and have not ceased, "" Days of affliction have gone before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My bowels have boiled, and have not ceased, Gone before me have days of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My bowels boiled, and were not silent: the days of affliction anticipated me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My inner parts have boiled without any rest, the days of affliction have prevented me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My insides have seethed, without any rest, for the days of affliction have prevented it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My inward parts seethe and will not be stilled; days of affliction have overtaken me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My inward parts are in turmoil, and are never still; days of affliction come to meet me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My heart was agitated, and did not rest; the days of affliction came upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My bowels were alarmed and did not cease, the days of my affliction went before me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Mine inwards boil, and rest not; Days of affliction are come upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/30-27.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=4555" 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/30.htm">Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7570.htm" title="7570: rut·tə·ḥū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- To boil. A primitive root; to boil.">I am churning</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: mê·‘ay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">within</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: ḏām·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">rest;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê- (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘ō·nî (N-ms) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">of affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923: qid·də·mu·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To come or be in front, meet. A primitive root; to project, i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet.">confront me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.…<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/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></span><br />I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a></span><br />See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.<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/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a></span><br />Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Psalm 55:4</a></span><br />My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2-4</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / 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="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a></span><br />Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a></span><br />My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15-16</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.<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="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. / Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.<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 26:37-38</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="/mark/14-33.htm">Mark 14:33-34</a></span><br />He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-4.htm">Psalm 22:4</a></b></br> Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a></b></br> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> Ephraim my dear son? <i>is he</i> a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-16.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Churning</a> <a href="/job/21-31.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/esther/2-1.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/job/29-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-19.htm">Inwards</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/3-10.htm">Prevented</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Relax</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/job/24-23.htm">Resteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Seething</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Strongly</a> <a href="/job/29-24.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/job/32-1.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-33.htm">Churning</a> <a href="/job/33-5.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/32-19.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/job/32-19.htm">Inwards</a> <a href="/job/34-31.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/job/37-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/41-11.htm">Prevented</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Relax</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/psalms/62-7.htm">Resteth</a> <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Seething</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Strongly</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/job/31-15.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Job 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-15.htm">and his prosperity into calamity</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/30.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/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am churning within</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's intense emotional turmoil. The Hebrew word used here can imply a boiling or seething, indicating a deep, internal unrest. This turmoil is not just physical but also spiritual and emotional, as Job grapples with the loss of his family, wealth, and health. The imagery of churning can be compared to the chaos described in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters, suggesting a need for divine intervention to bring order out of chaos. Job's internal struggle is a common human experience, echoed in the Psalms, where the psalmists often express similar feelings of distress and seek God's comfort (e.g., <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a>).<p><b>and cannot rest;</b><br>Job's inability to find rest highlights the relentless nature of his suffering. In the ancient Near Eastern context, rest was not only a physical state but also a spiritual one, often associated with peace and divine favor. The lack of rest signifies a disruption in Job's relationship with God, as he feels abandoned and without solace. This mirrors the restlessness of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings, as described in Exodus and Numbers, where they longed for the rest promised in the Promised Land. In the New Testament, Jesus offers rest to the weary and burdened (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>), presenting a type of Christ as the ultimate source of peace and rest for the soul.<p><b>days of affliction confront me.</b><br>The "days of affliction" refer to the prolonged period of suffering Job endures. In the historical context, affliction was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment, yet Job maintains his innocence throughout the narrative. This confrontation with affliction is a central theme in the book, as Job's friends argue that his suffering must be due to sin, while Job insists on his righteousness. Theologically, this challenges the retributive justice view prevalent in the ancient world. The concept of affliction is also present in the prophetic literature, where the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a> is afflicted yet remains faithful, prefiguring Christ's own suffering and ultimate victory over sin and death.<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/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It serves as the backdrop for Job's trials and dialogues.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including loss of wealth, family, and health, leading to his deep lamentation and introspection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, and even the righteous are not exempt. Job's account reminds us that suffering can occur without direct correlation to personal sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty_with_god.htm">Emotional Honesty with God</a></b><br>Job's raw expression of his inner turmoil teaches us the importance of being honest with God about our feelings. God desires a genuine relationship where we can bring our deepest pains to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job does not abandon his faith. His perseverance is a model for enduring trials while maintaining trust in God's ultimate justice and goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Job's friends initially come to comfort him, though they later misunderstand his plight. This highlights the importance of compassionate and wise support from our community during times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_suffering.htm">Hope Beyond Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account ultimately points to the hope and restoration that can follow suffering. It encourages believers to look beyond present trials to the future promises of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_trinity_in_the_old_testament.htm">What does 'broom tree' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_27_7-10_align_with_reality.htm">How does Job 27:7-10 reconcile with observable reality where the wicked sometimes prosper rather than face immediate punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_30_19_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Job 30:19 - How does the depiction of God casting Job into the 'mire' align with other biblical passages that portray God as just and merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">My bowels boiled.</span>--The sense is better expressed by the present, "My bowels boil, and rest not. Days of affliction have overtaken me unawares." (See last verse.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My bowels boiled, and rested not</span>; rather, <span class="accented">boil and rest not</span> (see the Revised Version). It is his present condition of which Job speaks from ver. 27 to ver. 31. His "entrails," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his whole innermost nature, is disturbed, tormented, thrown into confusion. The days of affliction prevented me; rather, <span class="accented">are come upon me</span> (comp. ver. 16). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/30-27.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">I am churning</span><br /><span class="heb">רֻתְּח֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rut·tə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7570.htm">Strong's 7570: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">rest;</span><br /><span class="heb">דָ֗מּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏām·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of affliction</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">confront me.</span><br /><span class="heb">קִדְּמֻ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(qid·də·mu·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6923.htm">Strong's 6923: </a> </span><span class="str2">To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/30-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 30:27 My heart is troubled and doesn't rest (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/30-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/30-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 30:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 30:28" /></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>