# Job 7.9

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**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good. 8. The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
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> **9. As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.**
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> 10. He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more. 11. Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:7-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good. 8. The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.
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> **9. As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.**
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> 10. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11. “Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:7-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. <sup>shall: Heb. shall not return</sup> <sup>see: to see, that is, to enjoy</sup> 8. The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. <sup>I am: that is, I can live no longer</sup>
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> **9. As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.**
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> 10. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11. Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:7-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. Remember Thou that my life [is] a breath, Mine eye turneth not back to see good. 8. The eye of my beholder beholdeth me not. Thine eyes [are] upon me, and I am not.
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> **9. Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.**
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> 10. He turneth not again to his house, Nor doth his place discern him again. 11. Also I, I withhold not my mouth, I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:7-11, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [G0086 - hades](/codex/g0086-hades/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.