14 As through a wide (A)breach they come;
    amid the crash they roll on.
15 (B)Terrors are turned upon me;
    my honor is pursued as by the wind,
    and my prosperity has passed away like (C)a cloud.

16 “And now my soul is (D)poured out within me;
    days of affliction have taken hold of me.

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14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

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14 As through a wide gap they come,
[a]Amid the storm they roll on.
15 (A)Sudden terrors are turned upon me;
They chase away my dignity like the wind,
And my [b]prosperity has passed away (B)like a cloud.

16 “And now (C)my soul is poured out [c]within me;
Days of misery have seized me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 30:14 Lit Under
  2. Job 30:15 Or welfare
  3. Job 30:16 Lit upon

14 They come as broad breakers;
Under the ruinous storm they roll along.
15 Terrors are turned upon me;
They pursue my honor as the wind,
And my prosperity has passed like a cloud.

16 “And(A) now my soul is (B)poured out because of my plight;
The days of affliction take hold of me.

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14 They advance as through a gaping breach;(A)
    amid the ruins they come rolling in.
15 Terrors(B) overwhelm me;(C)
    my dignity is driven away as by the wind,
    my safety vanishes like a cloud.(D)

16 “And now my life ebbs away;(E)
    days of suffering grip me.(F)

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