Berean Standard Bible

Job 16:18-21

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!

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