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His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Even to day <i>is</i> my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Even today my musing is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is contentious; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today also my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today also my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Today I complain bitterly, because God has been cruel and made me suffer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Even today is my complaint rebellious: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"My complaint is bitter again today. I try hard to control my sighing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even to-day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Also—today my complaint [is] bitter, "" My hand has been heavy because of my sighing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Also -- to-day is my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also today is my complaint bitter: my hand heavy over my groaning,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Today especially my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy upon me in my groanings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Even today is my complaint bitter; God's hand is heavier and increases my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Also today my tale is bitter and his hand has been heavy on my groaning<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Even to-day is my complaint bitter; My hand is become heavy because of my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/23-2.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=3546" 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/23.htm">Job Longs for God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then Job answered: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">“Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/7879.htm" title="7879: śi·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Complaint, musing. From siyach; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance.">my complaint</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: mə·rî (N-msc) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">is bitter.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">His hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: kā·ḇə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">is heavy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">despite</a> <a href="/hebrew/585.htm" title="585: ’an·ḥā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sighing, groaning. From 'anachah; sighing.">my groaning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.…<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</a></span><br />I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Psalm 142:2</a></span><br />I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<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="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2-4</a></span><br />How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? / Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. / Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<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/55-17.htm">Psalm 55:17</a></span><br />Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1-2</a></span><br />A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. / Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-1.htm">Psalm 142:1</a></span><br />A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></span><br />I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-8.htm">2 Corinthians 12:8-9</a></span><br />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="/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/7-5.htm">2 Corinthians 7:5</a></span><br />For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.</p><p class="hdg">my complaint</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2</a></b></br> Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!</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="/lamentations/3-19.htm">Lamentations 3:19,20</a></b></br> Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall… </p><p class="hdg">stroke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-6.htm">Job 11:6</a></b></br> And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that <i>they are</i> double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee <i>less</i> than thine iniquity <i>deserveth</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-25.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/21-4.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Despite</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/job/21-4.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/ezra/4-15.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/job/21-19.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/esther/5-4.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Despite</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-3.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/job/33-7.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/job/31-38.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/job/30-31.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Today</a> <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Job 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-1.htm">Job longs to appear before God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-6.htm">in confidence of his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-8.htm">God, who is invisible, observes our ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-11.htm">Job's innocence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/23-13.htm">God's decree is immutable</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/23.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/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Even today my complaint is bitter.</b><br>Job's lamentation reflects his ongoing suffering and the intensity of his emotional and physical pain. The phrase "even today" indicates the persistence of his distress, suggesting that his trials have not abated over time. This is consistent with the broader narrative of Job, where his suffering is prolonged and seemingly without cause. The bitterness of his complaint underscores the depth of his anguish and frustration. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, expressing one's complaint or lament was a common practice, often directed towards deities in hopes of eliciting a response. Job's bitterness can be seen as a reflection of his struggle to reconcile his understanding of a just God with his current experience of undeserved suffering. This phrase also connects to other biblical laments, such as those found in the Psalms, where the psalmists often express their grievances to God, seeking relief and understanding.<p><b>His hand is heavy despite my groaning.</b><br>The "hand" of God is a metaphor frequently used in the Bible to denote God's power and influence over human affairs. Here, Job perceives God's hand as "heavy," suggesting a sense of oppression or overwhelming force. This imagery conveys the idea that Job feels crushed under the weight of divine judgment or discipline, even though he maintains his innocence. The phrase "despite my groaning" indicates that Job's cries for help and expressions of pain have not alleviated his suffering. In the historical context, groaning or lamenting was a way to appeal for divine intervention, yet Job feels that his pleas have gone unheard. This sentiment is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the lamentations of Jeremiah, where the prophet also feels the weight of God's judgment. Theologically, this phrase can be seen as a precursor to the suffering of Christ, who also experienced the weight of divine judgment, though He was without sin. Job's experience foreshadows the ultimate suffering servant, Jesus, who bore the sins of the world despite His own innocence.<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 God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent Creator, whose ways and purposes are often beyond human understanding. Job is addressing God in his lament.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of Job's lament is his immense suffering, having lost his wealth, children, and health, which leads him to question and seek answers from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, even for the righteous. Job's lament reminds us that it is okay to express our pain and questions to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite Job's perception of God's heavy hand, believers are encouraged to trust in God's ultimate wisdom and sovereignty, even when His ways are inscrutable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to process grief and suffering. It allows us to bring our honest emotions before God, fostering a deeper relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_midst_of_trials.htm">Faith in the Midst of Trials</a></b><br>Job's account encourages believers to maintain faith and integrity, even when God's presence seems distant and His purposes unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_trials.htm">Seeking God in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, we are called to seek God earnestly in our trials, trusting that He hears us and will ultimately bring about His good purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_23_historically_or_literarily_based.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological basis to confirm the existence of Job or the context described in Job 23, or is it purely a literary construct? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_hidden_in_innocent_suffering.htm">If God is omnipresent, why does He appear hidden when the innocent suffer? (Psalm 10:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_3_align_with_god's_justice.htm">How can Job's complaint in Job 3 align with a just and sovereign God, if he questions the value of his own birth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Even to day.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">Still is my complaint bitter </span>or <span class= "ital">accounted rebellion; yet is my stroke heavier than my groaning: my complaint is no just measure of my suffering.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/23-2.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">“Even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭יּוֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">my complaint</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(śi·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7879.htm">Strong's 7879: </a> </span><span class="str2">A contemplation, an utterance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is bitter.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common 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">is heavy</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּבְדָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḇə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despite</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my groaning.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְחָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’an·ḥā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">Strong's 585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sighing, groaning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/23-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 23:2 Even today my complaint is rebellious (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/23-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 23:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 23:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/23-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 23:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 23:3" /></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>