Job 10:16
For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
KJV
Et propter superbiam quasi leænam capies me, reversusque mirabiliter me crucias.
Vulgate
ἀγρεύομαι γὰρ ὥσπερ λέων εἰς σφαγήν· πάλιν γὰρ μεταβαλὼν δεινῶς με ὀλέκεις,
LXX
And ifmy head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
ASV
וְ֭/יִגְאֶה כַּ/שַּׁ֣חַל תְּצוּדֵ֑/נִי וְ֝/תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא בִֽ/י
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גָאֹ֣ה
g'h
verb · 7×
ו
v
verb · 71×
נִי
ny
verb · 18×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שָׁ֑חַל
shchl
noun · 7×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 38:13 — I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
- Job 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
- Job 16:9 — He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
- Lam 3:10 — He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.