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Job 6:8

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

KJV

Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus ?

Vulgate

εἰ γὰρ δῴη, καὶ ἔλθοι μου ἡ αἴτησις, καὶ τὴν ἐλπίδα μου δῴη ὁ κύριος.

LXX

Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grantmethe thing that I long for!

ASV

מִֽי יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑/י וְ֝/תִקְוָתִ֗/י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
י
y
noun · 14×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
תִּקְוָ֑ה
tqvh
noun · 34×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Jonah 4:3 — Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
  • Ps 119:81 — My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.