Berean Standard Bible

Job 21:17-21

17How oftenכַּמָּ֤ה׀ka.MahH4100is the lampנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563put outיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846?Does disasterאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935upon themעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921?Does God, in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639,apportionיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256?

18Areיִהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961they like strawכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,like chaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671swept awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589by a stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492?

19It is said thatGodאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433lays upיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845one’s punishmentאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his childrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121.Let God repay the manיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999himselfאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,so he will know itוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045.

20Let his eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his own destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589;let him drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354for himselfthe wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.

21Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whatמַה־mah-H4100does he careחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656about his householdבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310,when the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320has run outחֻצָּֽצוּ׃chu.Tza.tzuH2686?

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