Berean Standard Bible

Job 20:15-29

15He swallowsבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104wealthחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428but vomits it outוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410will force itיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423from his stomachמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.

16He will suckיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243the poisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֥יםpe.ta.NimH6620;the fangsלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of a viperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660will kill himתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026.

17He will notאַל־'al-H408enjoyיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200the streamsבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,the riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104flowing withנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and creamוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.

18He must returnמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725the fruit of his laborיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808consuming itיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104;he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808enjoyיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965the profitsכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428of his tradingתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545.

19Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has oppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533andforsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;he has seizedגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497housesבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004he did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808buildיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129.

20Becauseכִּ֤י׀kiH3588his appetiteבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990is neverלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedיָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣וya.Da' sha.LevH3045 H7961,he cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422with his treasureבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.

21Nothingאֵין־'ein-H369is leftשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300for him to consumeלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398;thusעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651his prosperityטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898will notלֹא־lo'-H3808endureיָחִ֥ילya.ChilH2342.

22In the midstבִּמְלֹ֣אותbim.LotH4390of his plentyשִׂ֭פְקוֹSif.kovH5607,he will be distressedיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3334;the fullכָּל־kol-H3605forceיַ֖דyadH3027of miseryעָמֵ֣ל'a.MelH6001will come upon himתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935.

23When heיְהִ֤י׀ye.HiH1961has filledלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390his stomachבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990,God will ventיְֽשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971His furyחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹcha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639upon him,raining it downוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305on himעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921as he eatsבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bil.chu.MoH3894.

24Though he fleesיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272from an ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402,a bronze-tippedנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154arrowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198will pierce himתַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּtach.le.Fe.huH2498.

25It is drawnשָׁלַף֮sha.LafH8025out ofוַיֵּצֵ֪אvai.ye.Tze'H3318his backמִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmi.Ge.VahH1465,the gleaming pointוּ֭בָרָקU.va.rokH1300from his liverמִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹmi.me.ro.ra.ToH4846.Terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367comeיַהֲלֹ֗ךְya.ha.LokhH1980over himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921.

26Totalכָּל־kol-H3605darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822is reservedטָמ֪וּןta.MunH2934for his treasuresלִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יוlitz.Pu.NavH6845.A fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784unfannedלֹֽא־ נֻפָּ֑חlo'- nu.PachH3808 H5301 H3415will consume himתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398and devour what is leftשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300in his tentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168.

27The heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will exposeיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540his iniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771,and the earthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776will rise upמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965against him.

28The possessionsיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004will be removedיִ֭גֶלYi.gelH1540,flowing awayנִ֝גָּר֗וֹתni.ga.RotH5064on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of God’s wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

29Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088is the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man’sאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506from Godמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,the inheritanceוְנַחֲלַ֖תve.na.cha.LatH5159Godמֵאֵֽל׃ פme.'ElH410has appointed himאִמְר֣וֹ'im.RoH561.”

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