1 Then Job אִיּ֗וֹב 'i.Yov H347 answered and said H559 , 2 I have heard H8085 many רַבּ֑וֹת ra.Bot H7227 such things כְאֵ֣לֶּה khe.'E.leh H428 : Miserable comforters מְנַחֲמֵ֖י me.na.cha.Mei H5162 are ye all . 3 Shall vain words לְדִבְרֵי־ le.div.rei- H1697 have an end הֲקֵ֥ץ ha.Ketz H7093 ? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? 4 I also גַּ֤ם׀ gam H1571 could speak אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה 'a.Da.Be.rah H1696 as ye do; If your soul H5315 were in my soul’s H5315 stead , I could join אַחְבִּ֣ירָה 'ach.Bi.rah H2266 words בְּמִלִּ֑ים be.mi.Lim H4405 together against you , And shake וְאָנִ֥יעָה ve.'a.Ni.'ah H5128 my head רֹאשִֽׁי׃ ro.Shi H7218 at you . 5 But I would strengthen אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם 'a.'a.mitz.Khem H553 you with my mouth פִ֑י Fi H6310 , And the solace of my lips שְׂפָתַ֣י se.fa.Tai H8193 would assuage your grief. 6 Though I speak אֲ֭דַבְּרָה 'A.da.be.rah H1696 , my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased? 8 And thou hast laid fast hold on me , which is H1961 a witness לְעֵ֣ד le.'Ed H5707 against me : And my leanness riseth up against me , It testifieth to my face בְּפָנַ֥י be.fa.Nai H6440 . 9 He hath torn טָרַ֨ף׀ ta.Raf H2963 me in his wrath , and persecuted me ; He hath gnashed חָרַ֣ק cha.Rak H2786 upon me with his teeth בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו be.shi.Nav H8127 : Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes עֵינָ֣יו 'ei.Nav H5869 upon me . 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth בְּפִיהֶ֗ם be.fi.Hem H6310 ; They have smitten me upon the cheek לְחָיָ֑י le.cha.Yai H3895 reproachfully: They gather themselves together יַ֝֗חַד Ya.chad H3162 against me . 11 God אֵ֭ל 'el H410 delivereth me to the ungodly , And casteth me into the hands יְדֵ֖י ye.Dei H3027 of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 . 12 I was H1961 at ease שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו sha.Lev H7961 , and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken H270 me by the neck בְּ֭עָרְפִּי Be.'a.re.pi H6203 , and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי vay.ki.Me.ni H6965 me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round H5437 about ; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare H2550 ; He poureth out my gall upon the ground לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ la.'A.retz H776 . 14 He breaketh me with breach פֶ֭רֶץ Fe.retz H6556 upon breach פָ֑רֶץ Fa.retz H6556 ; He runneth upon me like a giant. 15 I have sewed תָּ֭פַרְתִּי Ta.far.ti H8609 sackcloth שַׂ֣ק sak H8242 upon my skin , And have laid my horn קַרְנִֽי׃ kar.Ni H7161 in the dust בֶעָפָ֣ר ve.'a.Far H6083 . 16 My face פָּנַ֣י pa.Nai H6440 is red with weeping בֶ֑כִי Ve.khi H1065 , And on my eyelids עַפְעַפַּ֣י 'af.'a.Pai H6079 is the shadow of death ; 17 Although there is no violence חָמָ֣ס cha.Mas H2555 in my hands בְּכַפָּ֑י be.kha.Pai H3709 , And my prayer וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י u.te.fi.la.Ti H8605 is pure זַכָּֽה׃ za.Kah H2134 . 18 O earth אֶ֭רֶץ 'E.retz H776 , cover תְּכַסִּ֣י te.kha.Si H3680 not thou my blood דָמִ֑י da.Mi H1818 , And let my cry H2201 have no resting-place. 19 Even now עַ֭תָּה 'A.tah H6258 , behold , my witness עֵדִ֑י 'e.Di H5707 is in heaven בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם va.sha.Ma.yim H8064 , And he that voucheth for me is on high בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ ba.me.ro.Mim H4791 . 20 My friends H7453 scoff at me : But mine eye עֵינִֽי׃ 'ei.Ni H5869 poureth out tears unto God אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ 'e.Lo.ha H433 , 22 For when a few years שְׁנ֣וֹת she.Not H8141 are come H1980 , I shall go אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃ 'e.he.Lokh H1980 the way וְאֹ֖רַח ve.'O.rach H734 whence I shall not return אָשׁ֣וּב 'a.Shuv H7725 . ← Job 15 Job 17 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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