1ImadeH3772acovenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285withmineeyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869;HowH4100thenshouldIlookuponavirginבְּתוּלָֽה׃be.tu.LahH1330? 2Forwhatistheportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506fromGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433above,AndtheheritagefromtheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706onhighמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791? 3Isitnotcalamityאֵ֥יד'eidH343totheunrighteous,AnddisasterH343totheworkersofiniquity? 4Dothnotheseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200mywaysדְרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,Andnumberallmystepsצְעָדַ֥יtze.'a.DaiH6806? 5IfIhavewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980withfalsehoodשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,Andmyfootרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hath hastedtodeceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820 6(Letmebeweighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254inan evenbalance,ThatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433mayknowH3045mineintegrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538); 7Ifmystepאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838hathturnedתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186outofthewayהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,Andmyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820walkedH1980aftermineeyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869,Andifanyspothath cleavedtomyhandsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709: 8Then letmesowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232,andletanothereatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; Yea, lettheproduceofmyfieldberooted out. 9Ifmyheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820hath beenenticedH6601untoawomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,AndIhavelaidwaitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693atmyneighbor’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorH6607; 10Thenletmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912untoanother,AndletothersH312bowיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766downH3766uponher. 11Forthatwereaheinouscrime;Yea,itwereaniniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771tobepunishedbythejudges: 12Foritisafireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784thatconsumeth untoDestruction,Andwouldrootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327outallmineincrease. 13IfIhavedespisedthecauseofmyman-servantorofmymaid-servant,WhentheycontendedH7378withme; 14WhatthenshallIdowhenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethup?Andwhenhevisiteth,whatshallIanswerhim? 16IfIhavewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800fromtheirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,Orhavecausedtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615, 17OrhaveeatenH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905,Andthefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hathnoteatenH398thereof 18(Nay,frommyyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271hegrewH1431upwithmeaswithafatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,AndherhaveIguidedH5148frommymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990); 19IfIhaveseenH7200anyperishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6forwantofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,Orthattheneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadnocoveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682; 20Ifhisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504havenotblessedH1288me,AndifhehathnotbeenwarmedH2552withthefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488ofmysheep; 21IfIhaveliftedupmyhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstthefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,BecauseIsawH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833inthegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179: 22Thenletmyshoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307fromtheshoulder-blade,Andminearmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenH7665fromthebone. 23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410isaterrorH6343tome,Andbyreasonofhismajestyוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613Icandonothing. 25IfIhaverejoicedH8055becausemywealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227,Andbecausemyhandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027hadgottenmuch; 26IfIhavebeheldthesunwhenitshined,Orthemoonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingH1980inbrightness, 28Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wereaniniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771tobepunishedbythejudges;ForIshouldhavedeniedH3584theGodלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410thatisabove. 29IfIhaverejoicedH8055atthedestructionofhimthathatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130me,OrliftedupmyselfwhenevilH7451foundH4672him 30(Yea,IhavenotsufferedmymouthH2441tosinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398Byaskingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315withacurseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423); 31Ifthemenofmytentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168havenotsaidH559,Whocanfindonethathathnotbeenfilledwithhismeatמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320? 32(Thesojournerגֵּ֑רGerH1616hathnotlodgedinthestreetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351;ButIhaveopenedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605mydoorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817tothetraveller); 33IflikeAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121IhavecoveredH3680mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588,ByhidingH2934mineiniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771inmybosom, 34BecauseIfearedthegreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995,Andthecontemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937offamiliesH4940terrifiedme,SothatIkept silence,andwentH3318notoutofthedoorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607— 35OhthatIhadoneH376tohearH8085me! (Lo,hereהֶן־hen-H2005ismysignature,lettheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me)AndthatIhadtheindictmentwhichmineadversaryhathwrittenH3789! 36SurelyIwouldcarryאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375ituponmyshoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926;Iwouldbindituntomeasacrownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850: 37IwoulddeclareH5046untohimthenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofmystepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;AsaprinceH5057wouldIgonearuntohim. 38Ifmylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127criethoutagainstme,Andthefurrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525thereofweepH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162; 39IfIhaveeatenH398thefruits thereofwithoutmoneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701,Orhavecausedtheownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167thereoftolosetheirlifeוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315: 40Letthistlesgrowinsteadofwheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406,Andcockleinsteadofbarleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184.Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347areendedH8552. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
Commentaries