Berean Standard Bible

Job 24:1-12

1“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069does the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706notלֹא־lo'-H3808reserveנִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.NuH6845times for judgmentעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256?Why may those who know Himוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372His daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?

2Men moveיַשִּׂ֑יגוּya.Si.guH5381boundary stonesגְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.LotH1367;they pastureוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'UH7462stolenגָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.LuH1497flocksעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739.

3They drive awayיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490and take the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794in pledgeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254.

4They pushיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34off the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870and force allיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162the poorעֲנִיֵּי־'a.ni.yei-H6035of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776into hidingחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244.

5Indeedהֵ֤ןhenH2005, likewild donkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501in the desertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,the poor goיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318to workבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467foragingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for foodלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964;the wastelandעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160is foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for their childrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.

6They gatherיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114fodderבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldsבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704and gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vineyardsוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.

7Withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,they spend the nightיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174;they have noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.

8Drenchedיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372by mountainהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230,they huddleחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263against the rocksצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for wantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.

9The fatherless infantיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490is snatchedיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699;the nursing childוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041is seized for a debtיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254.

10Withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,they wander aboutהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174.They carryנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375the sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016,but still go hungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457.

11They crush olivesיַצְהִ֑ירוּyatz.Hi.ruH6671withinבֵּין־bein-H996their wallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791;they treadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869the winepressesיְקָבִ֥יםye.ka.VimH3342,but go thirstyוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.

12From the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008,and the soulsוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491cry outתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768,yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433chargesיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808with wrongdoingתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604.

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