Job 30:16

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“And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.”

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BSBPD

“And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And now, in me my soul poureth itself out, Seize me do days of affliction.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 30:16 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 1:15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
  2. Job 3:24I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
  3. Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
  4. Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
  5. Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  6. Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  7. Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

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