Berean Standard Bible

Job 12:14-25

14Whatהֵ֣ןhenH2005He tears downיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be rebuiltיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129;the manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376He imprisonsיִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל־yis.Gor 'al-H5462 H5921cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be releasedיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.

15Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005He holds backיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,they dry upוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001,and if He releases themוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971,they overwhelmוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16True wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454and powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797belong to Himעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973.The deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are His.

17He leads counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289awayמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758and makes foolsיְהוֹלֵֽל׃ye.ho.LelH1984of judgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199.

18He loosensפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bondsמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148placed by kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428and fastensוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631a beltאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232around their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975.

19He leads priestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548awayמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758and overthrowsיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the establishedוְאֵֽתָנִ֣יםve.'e.ta.NimH386.

20He deprivesמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the trustedלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539of speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193and takes awayיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947the discernmentוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of eldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21He pours outשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937onעַל־'al-H5921noblesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081and disarmsוּמְזִ֖יחַ רִפָּֽה׃u.me.Zi.ach ri.PahH4206 H7503the mightyאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22He revealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540the deep thingsעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013ofמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318deep shadowsצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.

23He makes nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471greatמַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'H7679and destroys themוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6;He enlargesשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,then disperses themוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148.

24He deprivesמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493the earth’sהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218עַם־'am-H5971of reasonלֵ֭בlevH3820and makes them wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a tracklessלֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃lo'- Da.rekhH3808 H1870wastelandבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414.

25They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in the darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216;He makes them staggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like drunkardsכַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ka.shi.KorH7910.

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