OET interlinear JOB 9:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵ⁠נִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑⁠י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗⁠נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים

not (Some words not found in UHB: not he,permits_me get my=breath/wind/spirit that/for/because/then/when he,surfeits_me bitterness )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [He fills me with bitterness, and by doing that, he does not allow me to cause my breath to return]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: not he,permits_me get my=breath/wind/spirit that/for/because/then/when he,surfeits_me bitterness )

This expression means to rest in order to start breathing regularly again after exertion or extended speaking. Your language may have an expression for this that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: [to catch my breath]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗⁠נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: not he,permits_me get my=breath/wind/spirit that/for/because/then/when he,surfeits_me bitterness )

Job is speaking of himself as if he were a container that God fills with bitterness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he causes me great bitterness]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗⁠נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: not he,permits_me get my=breath/wind/spirit that/for/because/then/when he,surfeits_me bitterness )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of bitterness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he makes my life very bitter]