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תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ עֵדֶ֨יךָ נֶגְדִּ֗י וְתֶ֣רֶב כַּֽעַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִ֑י חֲלִיפֹ֖ות וְצָבָ֣א עִמִּֽי׃ (Job 10:17) You renew Your witnesses against me and increase Your anger toward me; changes and troops are against me. In this verse, Job laments that his suffering feels constant and overwhelming. The Hebrew expresses this despair through strong verbs of repetition and imagery of battle—as if God continually sends new waves of attack. Let’s unpack the Hebrew grammar that gives this verse its power. Word Order and Flow Hebrew often begins with the verb, which gives action first and emotion second.… Learn Hebrew