Berean Standard Bible

Job 16

1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃'i.Yov vai.yo.MarH347 H559answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030:

2“I have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227things like theseכְאֵ֣לֶּהkhe.'E.lehH428;miserableעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999comfortersמְנַחֲמֵ֖יme.na.cha.MeiH5162are you allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605.

3Is there no endהֲקֵ֥ץha.KetzH7093to your long-windedר֑וּחַ א֥וֹRu.ach 'oH7307 H176speechesלְדִבְרֵי־le.div.rei-H1697?Whatמַה־mah-H4100provokes youיַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗yam.ri.tze.khaH4834toכִּ֣יkiH3588continue testifyingתַעֲנֶֽה׃ta.'a.NehH6030?

4Iאָנֹכִי֮'a.no.KhiH595could alsoגַּ֤ם׀gamH1571speakאֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה'a.Da.Be.rahH1696like youifל֤וּ־Lu-H3863youנַפְשְׁכֶ֡םnaf.she.KhemH5315wereיֵ֪שׁyeshH3426in myנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315placeתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478;I could heap upאַחְבִּ֣ירָה'ach.Bi.rahH2266wordsבְּמִלִּ֑יםbe.mi.LimH4405against youעֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH5921and shakeוְאָנִ֥יעָהve.'a.Ni.'ahH5128my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218at youעֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ'a.lei.Khem be.MoH5921 H1119.

5But I would encourage youאֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם'a.'a.mitz.KhemH553withבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310,and the consolationוְנִ֖ידve.NidH5205of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193would bring reliefיַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃yach.SokhH2820.

6Even ifאִֽם־'im-H518I speakאֲ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,my painכְּאֵבִ֑יke.'e.ViH3511is notלֹא־lo'-H3808relievedיֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְye.cha.SekhH2820,and if I hold backוְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗הve.'ach.de.LahH2308,howמַה־mah-H4100מִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4480will it go awayיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980?

7Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389He has nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258exhausted meהֶלְאָ֑נִיhel.'A.niH3811;You have devastatedהֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָha.shi.Mo.taH8074allכָּל־kol-H3605my familyעֲדָתִֽי׃'a.da.TiH5712.

8You have bound meוַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִיVa.tik.me.te.niH7059, andit has becomeהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a witnessלְעֵ֣דle.'EdH5707;my frailtyכַ֝חֲשִׁ֗יkha.cha.ShiH3585rises upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and testifiesיַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.NehH6030against meבְּפָנַ֥יbe.fa.NaiH6440.

9His angerאַפּ֤וֹ'a.PoH639has torn meטָרַ֨ף׀ta.RafH2963and opposed meוַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִיvai.yis.te.Me.niH7852;He gnashesחָרַ֣קcha.RakH2786His teethבְּשִׁנָּ֑יוbe.shi.NavH8127at meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921.My adversaryצָרִ֓י׀tza.RiH6862piercesיִלְט֖וֹשׁyil.To.oshH3913mewith His eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869.

10They openפָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.RuH6473their mouthsבְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.HemH6310against meעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921and strikeהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221my cheeksלְחָיָ֑יle.cha.YaiH3895with contemptבְּ֭חֶרְפָּהBe.cher.pahH2781;they joinיִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃yit.ma.la.'UnH4390togetherיַ֝֗חַדYa.chadH3162against meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.

11Godאֵ֭ל'elH410has delivered meיַסְגִּירֵ֣נִיyas.gi.Re.niH5462toאֶ֣ל'elH413unjust menH5759;He has thrown meיִרְטֵֽנִי׃yir.Te.niH3399toוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the clutchesיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

12I wasהָיִ֨יתִי׀ha.Yi.tiH1961at easeשָׁ֘לֵ֤וsha.LevH7961,but He shattered meוַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִיvay.far.pe.Re.niH6565;He seized meוְאָחַ֣זve.'a.ChazH270by the neckבְּ֭עָרְפִּיBe.'a.re.piH6203and crushed meוַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִיvay.fatz.pe.Tze.niH6327.He has set me upוַיְקִימֵ֥נִיvay.ki.Me.niH6965as Histargetלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307;

13His archersרַבָּ֗יוra.BavH7228surround meיָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י׀ya.So.bu 'a.LaiH5437 H5921.He piercesיְפַלַּ֣חye.fa.LachH6398my kidneysכִּ֭לְיוֹתַיKil.yo.taiH3629withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550and spillsיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210my gallמְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.tiH4845on the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

14He breaks meיִפְרְצֵ֣נִיyif.re.Tze.niH6555with woundפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556uponעַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440woundפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556;He rushesיָרֻ֖ץya.RutzH7323meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921like a mighty warriorכְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ke.gi.BorH1368.

15I have sewnתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242overעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my skinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539;I have buriedוְעֹלַ֖לְתִּיve.'o.Lal.tiH5953my hornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in the dustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.

16My faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is redחֳ֭מַרְמְרוּcho.mar.me.rahH2560withמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480weepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065,and deep shadowsצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757ringוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921my eyesעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079;

17yetעַ֭ל'alH5921my handsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709are free ofלֹא־lo'-H3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555and my prayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605is pureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.

18O earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776,do notאַל־'al-H408coverתְּכַסִּ֣יte.kha.SiH3680my bloodדָמִ֑יda.MiH1818;may my cry for helpלְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃le.za.'a.ka.TiH2201neverוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961laid to restמָ֝ק֗וֹםma.KomH4725.

19Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־'A.tah hi.neh-H6258 H2009my witnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707is in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and my advocateוְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗יve.sa.ha.DiH7717is on highבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.

20My friendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453are my scoffersמְלִיצַ֥יme.li.TzaiH3887as my eyesעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869pour outדָּלְפָ֥הdal.FahH1811tearstoאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433.

21Oh, that a manלְגֶ֣בֶרle.Ge.verH1397might pleadוְיוֹכַ֣חve.yo.KhachH3198withעִם־'im-H5973Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433as heוּֽבֶן־ אָדָ֥םu.ven- 'a.DamH1121 H120pleadswith his neighborלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃le.re.'E.huH7453!

22For whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588only a fewמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141are pastיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857I will goאֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃'e.he.LokhH1980the wayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of noלֹא־lo'-H3808returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725.

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