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Job 6:7

The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

KJV

Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.

Vulgate

οὐ δύναται γὰρ παύσασθαί μου ἡ ὀργή· βρόμον γὰρ ὁρῶ τὰ σῖτά μου ὥσπερ ὀσμὴν λέοντος.

LXX

My soul refuseth to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.

ASV

מֵאֲנָ֣ה לִ/נְגּ֣וֹעַ נַפְשִׁ֑/י הֵ֝֗מָּה כִּ/דְוֵ֥י לַחְמִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְוֵ֥י
dvy
noun · 2×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
י
y
noun · 752×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
מֵאֲנ֖וּ
m'nv
verb · 41×
נֹּגֵ֥עַ
ng'
verb · 149×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 80:5 — Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.