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Job 7:12

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

KJV

Numquid mare ego sum, aut cetus, quia circumdedisti me carcere ?

Vulgate

πότερον θάλασσά εἰμι ἢ δράκων ὅτι κατέταξας ἐπ’ ἐμὲ φυλακήν;

LXX

Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

ASV

הֲֽ/יָם אָ֭נִי אִם תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣/י מִשְׁמָֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
ה
h
noun · 393×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִשְׁמָֽר
mshmr
noun · 22×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
תַנִּֽין
tnyn
noun · 26×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Job 22:4 — Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?