Job 11:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For you would forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑ח
(tish·kach;)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
[your] trouble,עָמָ֣ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
As watersכְּמַ֖יִם
(ke·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
that have passedעָבְר֣וּ
(a·ve·ru)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
by, you would rememberתִזְכֹּֽר׃
(tiz·kor.)
2142: remembera prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
Because thou shalt forget
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
thy misery
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and remember
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
it as waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
that pass away
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For you would forget your trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

King James Bible
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.

International Standard Version
You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.

NET Bible
For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Then] you will forget your misery and remember it like water that has flowed downstream.

King James 2000 Bible
Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
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