16 “And now (A)my soul is poured out [a]within me;
Days of misery have seized me.
17 At night it pierces (B)my bones [b]within me,
And my gnawing pains do not rest.
18 By a great force my garment is (C)distorted;
It ties me up like the collar of my coat.
19 He has thrown me into the (D)mire,
And I have become like dust and ashes.

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  1. Job 30:16 Lit upon
  2. Job 30:17 Lit from upon

16 “And now my life ebbs away;(A)
    days of suffering grip me.(B)
17 Night pierces my bones;
    my gnawing pains never rest.(C)
18 In his great power(D) God becomes like clothing to me[a];
    he binds me like the neck of my garment.
19 He throws me into the mud,(E)
    and I am reduced to dust and ashes.(F)

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  1. Job 30:18 Hebrew; Septuagint power he grasps my clothing