Berean Standard Bible

Job 19:7-20

7Thoughהֵ֤ןhenH2005I cry outאֶצְעַ֣ק'etz.'AkH6817, ‘Violenceחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555!’I get noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808responseאֵעָנֶ֑ה'e.'a.NehH6030;though I call for helpאֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע'a.sha.Va'H7768,there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8He has blockedגָ֭דַרGa.darH1443my wayאָרְחִ֣י'a.re.ChiH734so I cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.VorH5674;He has veiledוְעַ֥ל יָשִֽׂים׃ve.'Al ya.SimH5921 H7760my pathsנְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410with darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822.

9He has stripped meהִפְשִׁ֑יטhif.ShitH6584of my honorכְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣יKe.vo.di me.'a.LaiH3519 H5921and removedוַ֝יָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850from my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

10He tears me downיִתְּצֵ֣נִיyi.te.Tze.niH5422on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439until I am goneוָאֵלַ֑ךְva.'e.LakhH1980;He uprootsוַיַּסַּ֥עvai.ya.Sa'H5265my hopeתִּקְוָתִֽי׃tik.va.TiH8615like a treeכָּ֝עֵ֗ץka.'EtzH6086.

11His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639burnsוַיַּ֣חַרvai.Ya.charH2734against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921,and He counts meוַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיvai.yach.she.Ve.niH2803among His enemiesכְצָרָֽיו׃khe.tza.RavH6862.

12His troopsגְדוּדָ֗יוge.du.DavH1416advanceיָ֘בֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַ֤חַד׀Ya.chadH3162;they constructוַיָּסֹ֣לּוּvai.ya.So.luH5549a rampדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921and encampוַיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439my tentלְאָהֳלִֽי׃le.'o.ho.LiH168.

13He has removedהִרְחִ֑יקhir.ChikH7368my brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921;my acquaintancesוְ֝יֹדְעַ֗י אַךְ־ve.yo.de.'Ai 'akh-H3045 H389have abandonedזָ֥רוּZa.ruH2114meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

14My kinsmenקְרוֹבָ֑יke.ro.VaiH7138have failed meחָדְל֥וּcha.de.LuH2308,and my friendsוּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥יu.me.yu.da.'AiH3045have forgotten meשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911.

15My guestsבֵיתִ֣יvei.TiH1004גָּ֘רֵ֤יga.ReiH1481and maidservantsוְ֭אַמְהֹתַיVe.'am.ho.taiH519count meתַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִיtach.she.Vu.niH2803as a strangerלְזָ֣רle.ZarH2114;I amהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a foreignerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237in their sightבְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ve.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

16I callקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121for my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650,but he does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030,though I imploreאֶתְחַנֶּן־'et.cha.nen-H2603himwithבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119my own mouthפִ֝֗יFiH6310.

17My breathר֭וּחִֽיRu.chiH7307is repulsiveזָ֣רָהZa.rahH2114to my wifeלְאִשְׁתִּ֑יle.'ish.TiH802,and I am loathsomeוְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗יve.cha.no.TiH2603to my own familyלִבְנֵ֥י בִטְנִֽי׃liv.Nei vit.NiH1121 H990.

18Evenגַּם־gam-H1571little boysעֲ֭וִילִים'A.vi.limH5759scornמָ֣אֲסוּMa.'a.suH3988me;when I appearאָ֝ק֗וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965,they derideוַיְדַבְּרוּ־vay.da.be.ru-H1696me.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605my best friendsמְתֵ֣י סוֹדִ֑יme.Tei so.DiH4962 H5475despise meתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581,and thoseוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I loveאָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157have turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015against me.

20My skinבְּעוֹרִ֣יbe.'o.RiH5785and fleshוּ֭בִבְשָׂרִיU.viv.sa.riH1320clingדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to my bonesעַצְמִ֑י'atz.MiH6106;I have escapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗הva.'et.ma.le.TahH4422by the skinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of my teethשִׁנָּֽי׃shi.NaiH8127.

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