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Young's Literal Translation
Job 6:11
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What strength do I have, that I should continue to hope?What is my future, that I should be patient?
What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
"I do not have the strength to wait. There is nothing to hope for, so why should I be patient?
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
"What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]? And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?
What power haue I that I should endure? or what is mine end, if I should prolong my life?
What is my strength, that I should wait?And what is my end, that I should endure?
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Why should I patiently hope when my strength is gone?
"Have I enough strength to go on waiting? What end can I expect, that I should be patient?
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience?
"With my strength gone, I have no hope to go on living. With nothing to look forward to, why should I be patient?
What is my strength, that I should endure? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
What strength do I have to keep on living? Why go on living when I have no hope?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should hold out?
What is my strength that I should wait? And what is my end that I should prolong my life?
What power haue I to endure? Or? what is myne ende, that my soule might be paciet?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
Have I strength to go on waiting, or have I any end to be looking forward to?
For what powre haue I to endure? And what is myne end, that my soule might be patient?
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient?
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine ende, that I should prolong my life?
For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, at I should be patient?
For whi, what is my strengthe, that Y suffre? ethir which is myn ende, that Y do pacientli?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] my end, that I should prolong my life?
"What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
But I don't have the strength to endure. I have nothing to live for.
What strength have I, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should not give up?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
What is my strength, that I should hope? Or what mine end, that I should prolong my desire?
For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end, that I should keep patience?
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: Job 7:5-7, Job 10:20, Job 13:25, Job 13:28, Job 17:1, Job 17:14-16, Psalms 39:5, Psalms 90:5-10, Psalms 102:23, Psalms 103:14-16
Reciprocal: Job 6:8 - the thing that I long for Job 7:6 - without hope Job 11:18 - because Job 15:22 - He believeth not Job 17:15 - my hope Job 19:10 - mine hope Isaiah 38:10 - General Lamentations 3:18 - General
Cross-References
And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
And Jehovah saith to Noah, `Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;
he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, `As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'
and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
Because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah.
Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
Violence is not heard any more in thy land, Spoiling and destruction in thy borders, And thou hast called `Salvation' thy walls, And thy gates, `Praise.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
What [is] my strength, that I should hope?.... For a perfect restoration of health, suggested by Eliphaz; since it was so sadly weakened by the present affliction, which made death more desirable than life lengthened out in so much weakness, pain, and sorrow; or "that I should bear" w, such a weight and heavy load that lay upon him, and crushed him, and to which his strength was not equal; or continue and endure x;
what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life? what end can be answered by living, or desiring a long life? His children were gone, and none left to take care of and provide for; his substance was taken away from him, so that he had not to support himself, nor to be useful to others, to the poor; he had lost all power, authority, and influence, among men, and could be no more serviceable by his counsel and advice, and by the administration of justice and equity as a civil magistrate; and as to religious matters, he was reckoned an hypocrite and a wicked man by his friends, and had lost his character and interest as a good man; and so for him to live could answer no valuable end, and, therefore, he desires to die; for what is here, and in Job 6:12 said, contain reasons of his above request.
w כי איחל οτι υπομενω, Sept. "ut sustineam", V. L. x "Ut durem", Junius & Tremellius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What is my strength, that I should hope? - Job had hitherto borne his trials without apprehension that he would lose his constancy of hope, or his confidence in God. He here seems to apprehend that his constancy might fail, and he therefore wishes to die before he should be left to dishonor God. He asks, therefore, what strength he had that he should hope to be able to sustain his trials much longer.
And what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? - Various interpretations have been given of this passage. Some suppose it means, “What is the limit of my strength? How long will it last?” Others, “What end is there to be to my miseries?” Others, “How distant is mine end? How long have I to live?” Noyes renders it, “And what is mine end that I should be patient?” Rosenmuller supposes that the word “end” here means the “end of his strength,” or that he had not such fortitude as to be certain that he could long bear his trials without complaining or murmuring. The phrase rendered “prolong my life,” probably means rather “to lengthen the patience,” or to hold out under accumulated sorrows. The word rendered life נפשׁ nephesh often means soul, spirit, mind, as well as life, and the sense is, that he could not hope, from any strength that he had, to bear without complaining these trials until the natural termination of his life; and hence, he wished God to grant his request, and to destroy him. Feeling that his patience was sinking under his calamities, be says that it would be better for him to die than be left to dishonor his Maker. It is just the state of feeling which many a sufferer has, that his trials are so great that nature will sink under them, and that death would be a relief. Then is the time to look to God for support and consolation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 6:11. What is my strength — I can never suppose that my strength will be restored; and, were that possible, have I any comfortable prospect of a happy termination of my life? Had I any prospect of future happiness, I might well bear my present ills; but the state of my body and the state of my circumstances preclude all hope.
