KJV ORIGINAL
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
My groaning comes even before I eat, and my cries of anguish pour out like rushing water.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is expressing that his grief and suffering are so overwhelming that they consume him completely - even affecting basic needs like eating.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's first major speech after losing his children, wealth, and health in a series of devastating tragedies. Job is describing the depth of his emotional and physical suffering to his three friends who have come to comfort him. In ancient times, loud mourning and wailing were normal expressions of grief, and Job's imagery of water pouring out would have been vivid to people familiar with sudden floods in dry lands.
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