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Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Wilt Thou never turn Thy gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me], Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Won't you look away just long enough for me to swallow? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why don't you stop looking at me long enough to let me swallow my spit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Won't you look away long enough for me to swallow my spit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How long do You not look from me? You do not desist until I swallow my spittle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not look away from me? wilt thou not desist from me even to my swallowing down my spittle?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How long will you not spare me, nor release me to ingest my saliva?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How long before you look away from me, and let me alone till I swallow my spit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you not look away from me for a while, let me alone until I swallow my spittle?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And how long will you not leave me? Will you not leave me until I swallow my spittle?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How long wilt Thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-19.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=1131" 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/7.htm">Job Continues: Life Seems Futile</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment? <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: kam·māh (Prep-k:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Will You never</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8159.htm" title="8159: ṯiš·‘eh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to gaze at or about; by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed or bewildered.">look away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me,</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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7503.htm" title="7503: ṯar·pê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- Sink, relax. A primitive root; to slacken.">leave me alone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1104.htm" title="1104: bil·‘î (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To swallow down, swallow up, engulf. A primitive root; to make away with; generally, to destroy.">swallow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7536.htm" title="7536: ruq·qî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Spittle. From raqaq; spittle.">my spittle?</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?…<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/39-13.htm">Psalm 39:13</a></span><br />Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? / How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Psalm 89:46</a></span><br />How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Psalm 102:2</a></span><br />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/143-7.htm">Psalm 143:7</a></span><br />Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.<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="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Lamentations 3:44</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-23</a></span><br />And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a></span><br />At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-6.htm">John 11:6</a></span><br />So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,<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="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How long will you not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?</p><p class="hdg">How long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-18.htm">Job 9:18</a></b></br> He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Psalm 6:3</a></b></br> My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-16.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/4-21.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Desist</a> <a href="/job/7-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/numbers/35-22.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Spittle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-20.htm">Swallow</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/6-28.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Desist</a> <a href="/job/9-28.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/john/9-6.htm">Spittle</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Swallow</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Job 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job excuses his desire of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm">He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Will You never look away from me</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's deep sense of being under constant divine scrutiny. In the context of the Book of Job, Job feels overwhelmed by his suffering and perceives it as a result of God's relentless attention. This sentiment echoes the human desire for relief from suffering and the feeling of being constantly watched or judged. Biblically, this can be connected to <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-12</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges God's omnipresence, though in a more comforting light. Job's plea here contrasts with the assurance found in other scriptures that God's watchfulness is protective rather than punitive.<p><b>or leave me alone</b><br>Job's request to be left alone underscores his intense desire for respite from his afflictions. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine-human relationships, where gods were often seen as directly influencing human fate. Job's plea can be seen as a cry for mercy, similar to the laments found in the Psalms, such as <a href="/psalms/13.htm">Psalm 13:1-2</a>, where the psalmist asks how long God will forget him. This highlights the universal human experience of feeling abandoned in times of distress.<p><b>to swallow my spittle?</b><br>This phrase is an idiomatic expression from the ancient Near East, indicating a very brief moment of time or a small respite. It suggests that Job feels he cannot even catch his breath or have a moment's peace. Culturally, this reflects the intense suffering and impatience for relief that Job is experiencing. The expression emphasizes the depth of Job's despair and his longing for even the slightest reprieve from his suffering. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, in His humanity, also experienced deep anguish and sought relief, as seen in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</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 God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job addresses in his lament. Job is questioning God's constant scrutiny and the suffering he endures.<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 lament over his unrelenting suffering and his feeling of being constantly watched and afflicted by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_presence.htm">Understanding God's Presence</a></b><br>God's constant presence can feel overwhelming during times of suffering, but it is also a reminder of His sovereignty and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_suffering.htm">The Purpose of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can be a tool for growth and refinement, even when it feels relentless. Trusting in God's purpose is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressing_lament.htm">Expressing Lament</a></b><br>It is okay to express our deepest feelings and questions to God. Job's honesty in his lament is a model for authentic prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Despite feeling abandoned, maintaining faith and trust in God's ultimate plan is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_comfort_in_scripture.htm">Seeking Comfort in Scripture</a></b><br>Turning to the Bible for comfort and understanding can provide peace and perspective during trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_'sing_to_the_lord'.htm">What does 'Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ecclesiastes_3_19_contradict_human_soul_uniqueness.htm">Does Ecclesiastes 3:19, comparing humans and animals, contradict other scriptures that distinguish the uniqueness of human souls?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Till I swallow down my spittle.</span>--This is doubtless a proverbial expression, like "the twinkling of an eye," or "while I fetch a breath."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How long wilt thou not depart from me?</span> rather, <span class="accented">Wilt thou not look away from me?</span> (see the Revised Version). Job does not go so far as to ask that God should "depart from" him. He knows, doubtless, that <span class="accented">that</span> would be the extreme of calamity. But he would have God sometimes turn away his eyes from him, and not always regard him so intently. There is something of the same tone of complaint in the psalmist's utterance., "Thou art about my path, and about my bed, and <span class="accented">spiest out all my</span> ways" (<a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Psalm 139:3</a>, Prayer-book Version). <span class="cmt_word">Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?</span> Even, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, for the shortest space of time passible. A proverbial expression. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-19.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">Will You never</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֭מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(kam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | 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">look away</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁעֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·‘eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8159.htm">Strong's 8159: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, about, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed, bewildered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from me,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</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">let me alone</span><br /><span class="heb">תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṯar·pê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7503.htm">Strong's 7503: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sink, relax</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swallow</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְעִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bil·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1104.htm">Strong's 1104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swallow down, swallow up, engulf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my spittle?</span><br /><span class="heb">רֻקִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ruq·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7536.htm">Strong's 7536: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spittle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:19 How long will you not look away (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:20" /></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>