Berean Standard Bible

Job 16:14-22

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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