Job 17:15

Hebrew
ESV
where then is my hope? Who will see my hope?
NIV
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
NLT
Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?
LXX
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
ἀγαθά μου ὄψομαι
KJV
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

Job 17:14 ← Job 17:15 → Job 17:16

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