Other translations
American Standard Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Darby Bible Translation
He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
God's Word
He would not let me catch my breath. He fills me with bitterness.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
He doesn't let me catch my breath but soaks me with bitter experiences.
International Standard Version
He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.
NET Bible
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
New American Standard Bible
"He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
New International Version
He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
New Living Translation
He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
Webster's Bible Translation
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
The World English Bible
He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
EasyEnglish Bible
He would not allow me to breathe quietly. Instead, he would make me very upset.
Young‘s Literal Translation
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
New Life Version
He will not let me get my breath, but fills me with much that is bitter.
The Voice Bible
He won’t even give me time to catch my breath; instead He force-feeds me more bitterness.
Living Bible
He will not let me breathe, but fills me with bitter sorrows.
New Catholic Bible
He might leave me no opportunity to regain my breath and fill me with bitterness.
Legacy Standard Bible
He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
Jubilee Bible 2000
He will not suffer me to take my breath but has filled me with bitterness.
Christian Standard Bible
He doesn’t let me catch my breath but fills me with bitter experiences.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
New Century Version
He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
The Message
“So how could I ever argue with him, construct a defense that would influence God? Even though I’m innocent I could never prove it; I can only throw myself on the Judge’s mercy. If I called on God and he himself answered me, then, and only then, would I believe that he’d heard me. As it is, he knocks me about from pillar to post, beating me up, black-and-blue, for no good reason. He won’t even let me catch my breath, piles bitterness upon bitterness. If it’s a question of who’s stronger, he wins, hands down! If it’s a question of justice, who’ll serve him the subpoena? Even though innocent, anything I say incriminates me; blameless as I am, my defense just makes me sound worse.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He would not allow me to catch my breath. Instead, he would fill me with bitter experiences.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Good News Translation®
He won't let me catch my breath; he has filled my life with bitterness.
Wycliffe Bible
He granteth not, that my spirit have rest (He granteth not, that I catch my breath), and he filleth me with bitternesses.
Contemporary English Version
Before I could get my breath, my miseries would multiply.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
he will not let me get my breath but fills me with bitterness.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Common English Bible © 2011
He doesn’t let me catch my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
Amplified Bible © 2015
“He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills and saturates me with bitterness.
English Standard Version Anglicised
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
He would not allow me to draw breath, but might fill me with bitter griefs.
New American Standard Bible
He will not allow me to get my breath, But He saturates me with bitterness.
The Expanded Bible
He would not let me ·catch [regain] my breath but would ·overwhelm [satiate] me with ·misery [bitterness].
Tree of Life Version
He does not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Revised Standard Version
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
New International Reader's Version
He wouldn’t let me catch my breath. He’d make my life very bitter.
BRG Bible
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Complete Jewish Bible
to the point where I couldn’t even breathe — with such bitterness he could fill me!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He will not allow me to take my ruach (breath), but filleth me with bitterness.
Names of God Bible
He would not let me catch my breath. He fills me with bitterness.
Modern English Version
He will not allow me to get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Easy-to-Read Version
He would not let me catch my breath again. He would just give me more trouble.
International Children’s Bible
He would not let me catch my breath. He would overwhelm me with misery.
Lexham English Bible
He will not allow me to catch my breath; rather, he will fill me with bitterness.
New International Version - UK
He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.