King James Version
Job 30:20 in the King James Version says “I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.” — study this verse from Job chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.”
Job 30:20 · KJV
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. become: Heb. turned to be cruel thy: Heb. the strength of thy hand
Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance . substance: or, wisdom
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I cry”
H7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e., freedom from some trouble)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“unto thee and thou dost not hear”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“me I stand up”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“and thou regardest”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
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