Job 9:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

Young's Literal Translation
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

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

Hebrew
He does not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

let
יִ֭תְּנֵנִי (yit·tə·nê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

me catch
הָשֵׁ֣ב (hā·šêḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

my breath,
רוּחִ֑י (rū·ḥî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

but
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

overwhelms me
יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי (yaś·bi·‘a·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

with bitterness.
מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ (mam·mə·rō·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4472: A bitterness, calamity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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