Job 9:27
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
שִׂיחַ
sîyach
a contemplation; by implication, an utterance
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
תּוּגָה
tûwgâh
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
נָחַם
nâcham
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavora...
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →נָחַם nâcham
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
Study H5162 →בָּשָׂר bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Study H1320 →Cross References
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
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.
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