Berean Standard Bible

Job 15:20-35

20A wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man writhes in painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisה֣וּאhu'H1931daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117;only a fewוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141are reservedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.

21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963of terrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343fill his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;in his prosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703attacks himיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935.

22He despairs ofלֹא־ יַאֲמִ֣יןlo'- ya.'a.MinH3808 H539his returnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;heה֣וּאhu'H1931is markedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forאֱלֵי־'e.lei-H413the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

23Heה֣וּאhu'H1931wanders aboutנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074as foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899for vulturesאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346;he knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ כִּֽי־ נָכ֖וֹןya.Da' ki- na.KhonH3045 H3588 H3559the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822is at handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrify himיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204,overwhelming himתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428poisedעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.

25Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has stretched outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and has vaunted himselfיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396againstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706,

26rushingיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323headlongבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677at Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413with a thickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672,studdedגַּבֵּ֥יga.BeiH1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043.

27Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440is coveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680with fatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459and his waistlineכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689bulgesוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with fleshפִּימָ֣ה עֲלֵי־pi.Mah 'a.lei-H6371 H5921,

28he will dwellוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931in ruinedנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,in abandonedלֹא־ יֵ֣שְׁבוּlo'- Ye.she.vuH3808 H3427אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004destinedהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to become rubbleלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.

29He will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer be richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238;his wealthחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808endureיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965.His possessionsמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808overspreadיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186the landלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

30He will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808escapeיָס֨וּר׀ya.SurH5493fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;the flameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957will witherתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001his shootsיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,and the breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of God’s mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310will carry him awayוְ֝יָס֗וּרve.ya.SurH5493.

31Let him notאַל־'al-H408deceive himselfנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582with trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in emptinessבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,forכִּי־ki-H3588emptinessשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723will beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961his rewardתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.

32It will be paid in fullתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeבְּֽלֹא־be.lo'-H3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,and his branchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808flourishרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.

33He will be like a vineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612stripped ofיַחְמֹ֣סyach.MosH2554its unripe grapesבִּסְר֑וֹbis.RoH1154,like an olive treeכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132that shedsוְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.yash.LekhH7993its blossomsנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328.

34Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the companyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611will bebarrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,and fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784will consumeאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398the tentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168of briberyשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

35They conceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029troubleעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999and give birth toוְיָ֣לֹדve.Ya.lodH3205evilאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205;their wombוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990is pregnant withתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.”

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