Job 7 · Verse 19

Job 7:19

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
Job 7:19, King James Version

Job 7:19 in other translations

BSBWill You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
WEBHow long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
ASVHow long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
YLTHow long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.
DARBYHow long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
BBEHow long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?
WebsterHow long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?

What does Job 7:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. How long (like a jealous keeper) wilt thou never take thine eyes off (so the Hebrew for "depart from") me? Nor let me alone for a brief respite (literally, "so long as I take to swallow my spittle"), an Arabic proverb, like our, "till I draw my breath."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Till I swallow down my spittle? - This is a proverbial expression, and exists among the Arabs to the present day; the very language being nearly the same. It signifies the same as, Let me draw my breath; give me a moment's space; let me have even the twinkling of an eye. I am urged by my sufferings to continue my complaint; but my strength is exhausted, my mouth dry with speaking. Suspend my sufferings even for so short a space as is necessary to swallow my spittle, that my parched tongue may be moistened, so that I may renew my complaint.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 7:17-21

Job reasons with God concerning his dealings with man. But in the midst of this discourse, Job seems to have lifted up his thoughts to God with some faith and hope. Observe the concern he is in about his sins. The best men have to complain of sin; and the better they are, the more they will complain of it. God is the Preserver of our lives, and the Saviour of the souls of all that believe; but probably Job meant the…

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Job 7:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כַּ֭מָּהKa.mahhow long?H4100
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'Ehwill you look awayH8159
מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niwill you let alone? meH7503
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
בִּלְעִ֥יbil.'Iswallow IH1104
רֻקִּֽי\׃ru.Kispittle myH7536

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 7:19

  • Job 9:18

    He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

  • Psalms 13:1-3

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

  • Job 14:6

    Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

  • Psalms 6:3

    My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

  • Psalms 94:3

    Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

  • Revelation 6:10

    And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How long.
9:18; Ps 6:3; 13:1-3; 94:3; Re 6:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 7:18

    And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

  • Job 7:19

    How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

  • Job 7:20

    I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

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Job 7:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Hasta cuándo no me dejarás, ni me soltarás hasta que trague mi saliva?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Pourquoi ne détournes-tu pas les yeux de moi, et ne me laisses-tu pas tranquille jusqu’à ce que j’aie avalé ma salive?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wie lange willst du nicht von mir wegblicken, nicht von mir ablassen, bis ich meinen Speichel verschlucke?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Usquequo non parcis mihi, nec dimittis me ut glutiam salivam meam?