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Job 18:11-21

11Terrorsבַלָּה֑וֹתva.la.HotH1091frighten himבִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbi.'a.Tu.huH1204on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439and harassוֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּve.he.fi.Tzu.huH6327his every stepלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

12His strengthאֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202isיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961depletedרָעֵ֥בra.'EvH7457,and calamityוְ֝אֵ֗ידve.'EidH343isreadyנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559at his sideלְצַלְעֽוֹ׃le.tzal.'OH6761.

13It devoursיֹ֭אכַלYo.khalH398patchesבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785;the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194devoursיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398his limbsבַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.DavH905.

14He is tornיִנָּתֵ֣קyi.na.TekH5423from the shelterמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009of his tentמֵ֭אָהֳלוֹme.'o.ho.loH168and is marched offוְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּve.tatz.'i.De.huH6805to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.

15Fireמִבְּלִיmi.be.li-H1097residesתִּשְׁכּ֣וֹןtish.KonH7931in his tentבְּ֭אָהֳלוֹbe.'o.ho.loH168;burning sulfurגָפְרִֽית׃ga.fe.RitH1614rains downיְזֹרֶ֖הye.zo.RehH2219onעַל־'al-H5921his dwellingנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

16The rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328beneath himמִ֭תַּחַתMi.ta.chatH8478dry upיִבָ֑שׁוּyi.Va.shuH3001,and the branchesקְצִירֽוֹ׃ke.tzi.RoH7105above himוּ֝מִמַּ֗עַלu.mi.Ma.'alH4605wither awayיִמַּ֥לyi.MalH5243.

17The memory of himזִֽכְרוֹ־zikh.rov-H2143perishesאָ֭בַד'A.vadH6fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, and he hasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034inעַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the landחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351.

18He is drivenיֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּYeh.de.fu.huH1920from lightמֵא֣וֹרme.'orH216intoאֶל־'el-H413darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and is chasedיְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ye.ni.Du.huH5074from the inhabited worldוּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥לu.mi.te.VelH8398.

19He has noלֹ֘אlo'H3808offspringנִ֤יןninH5209וְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808or posterityנֶ֣כֶדNe.khedH5220among his peopleבְּעַמּ֑וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369survivorשָׂ֝רִ֗ידSa.RidH8300where he once livedבִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃bim.gu.RavH4033.

20Those in the westאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314are appalledנָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muH8074atעַל־'al-H5921his fateי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,while those in the eastוְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּve.kad.mo.Nim 'A.cha.zuH6931 H270tremble in horrorשָֽׂעַר׃Sa.'arH8178.

21Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389suchאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428is the dwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767andוְ֝זֶ֗הve.ZehH2088the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of one who does notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410.”

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