He will not suffer me to take my breath. "He gives me no breathing-space," that is, "no time of relaxation or refreshment. My existence is one continual. misery." (comp. Job 7:3-6, Job 7:13-19). But filleth me with bitterness; literally, with bitter things' or bitterness (Hebrew, מַמְּר וֹרִים).
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Job 9:18
Job 9:18
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