Job 23:2
Strong's Lexicon
“Even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

today
הַ֭יּוֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

my complaint
שִׂחִ֑י (śi·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7879: 1) meditation, complaint, musing 1a) plaint, complaint 1b) following are dubious 1b1) musing 1b2) anxiety, trouble 1b3) talk

is bitter.
מְרִ֣י (mə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4805: 1) rebellion 1a) rebellion 1b) rebellious (in construct)

His hand
יָ֝דִ֗י (yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

is heavy
כָּבְדָ֥ה (kā·ḇə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3513: 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself

despite
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

my groaning.
אַנְחָתִֽי׃ (’an·ḥā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 585: 1) sighing, groaning (expression of grief or physical distress)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

Young's Literal Translation
Also—to-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Today also my  complaint is bitter.    His hand is heavy despite  my  groaning.

New American Standard Bible
"Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

King James Bible
Even to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

New Living Translation
"My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud.

English Standard Version
“Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning.

New American Standard Bible
"Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

King James Bible
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Today also my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

International Standard Version
"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning.

NET Bible
"Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.

American Standard Version
Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

English Revised Version
Even today is my complaint rebellious: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Young's Literal Translation
Also -- to-day is my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.
















Cross References
Job 6:2
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

Job 6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Job 7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 23:1
Then Job answered and said,

Job 23:3
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

Job 34:37
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Psalm 32:4
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

Ezekiel 24:16
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Job 22:29
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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