Berean Standard Bible

Job 28

1“Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426a mineמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701and a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725where goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091is refinedיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212.

2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270is takenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947from the earthמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,and copperנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154is smeltedיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694from oreוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.

3Manputsשָׂ֤םsamH7760an endקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093to the darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822;heה֣וּאhu'H1931probesחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713the farthest recessesוּֽלְכָל־ תַּ֭כְלִיתu.le.khol- Takh.litH3605 H8503for oreאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in deepest darknessאֹ֣פֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃'O.fel ve.tzal.Ma.vetH652 H6757.

4Far fromמֵֽעִם־ מִנִּי־me.'im- mi.ni-H4480 H5973human habitationגָּ֗רGarH1481he cutsפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555a shaftנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158in places forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by the foot of manרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272.Far from menמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582he danglesדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809and swaysנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128.

5Foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899may comeיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318fromמִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,but from belowוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478it is transformedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644by fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

6Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are the sourceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,containing flecksוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083of goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

7Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bird of preyעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861knowsיְדָ֣עוֹye.Da.'ovH3045that pathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410;noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808falcon’sאַיָּֽה׃'ai.YahH344eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869has seen itשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּShe.za.Fa.tuH7805.

8Proud beastsבְנֵי־ שָׁ֑חַץve.nei- Sha.chatzH1121 H7830have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808trodden itהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869;noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826has ever prowledעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5710over itעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921.

9The miner strikesשָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹsha.Lach ya.DoH7971 H3027the flintבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁBa.cha.la.mishH2496;he overturnsהָפַ֖ךְha.FakhH2015mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022at their baseמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328.

10He hews outבִּקֵּ֑עַbi.Ke.a'H1234channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975in the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697,and his eyesעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869spotרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605treasureיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366.

11He stops upחִבֵּ֑שׁchi.BeshH2280the sourcesמִ֭בְּכִיMi.be.khiH1065of the streamsנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104to bringיֹ֣צִאYo.tzi'H3318what is hiddenוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּve.ta.'a.lu.MahH8587to lightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216.

12But whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370can wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672,and whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335does understandingזֶ֝ה בִּינָֽה׃zeh bi.NahH998 H2088dwellמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725?

13Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582can knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045its valueעֶרְכָּ֑הּ'er.KahH6187,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808is it foundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אti.ma.Tze'H4672in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

14The ocean depthsתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415sayאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘Itהִ֑יאHi'H1931isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in me,’while the seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220declaresאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘It isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.’

15It cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be boughtיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414withתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478goldסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808canits priceמְחִירָֽהּ׃me.chi.RahH4242be weighed outיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254in silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701.

16It cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehH5541in the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,in preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718or sapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.

17Neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091nor crystalוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.KhitH2137can compare to itיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186,nor jewelsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of fine goldפָֽז׃FazH6337be exchanged for itוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545.

18Coralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215and quartzוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378are unworthyלֹ֣אlo'H3808of mentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142;the priceוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901of wisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451isbeyond rubiesמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.

19Topazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357from Cushכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compare to itיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahH6186,nor can itלֹ֣אlo'H3808be valuedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פte.su.LehH5541in pureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.

20From whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370,then, does wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935,and whereוְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗הve.'Ei ZehH335 H2088does understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998dwellמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725?

21It is hiddenוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of everyכָל־khol-H3605living thingחָ֑יChaiH2416and concealedנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from the birdsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

22Abaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11and Deathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085a rumor about itשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃shim.'AhH8088בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.’

23But Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandsהֵבִ֣יןhe.VinH995its wayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870,and Heוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853its placeמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725.

24Forכִּי־ki-H3588Heה֭וּאhu'H1931looksיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to the endsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

25When God fixedלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the weightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948of the windלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307and measured outתִּכֵּ֥ן בְּמִדָּֽה׃ti.Ken be.mi.DahH8505 H4060the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,

26when He setבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213a limitחֹ֑קChokH2706for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306and a pathוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the thunderboltלַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃la.cha.Ziz ko.LotH2385 H6963,

27thenאָ֣ז'azH227He looked atרָ֭אָהּRa.'ahH7200wisdomand appraised itוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvay.sa.pe.RahH5608;He established itהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם־he.khi.Nah ve.gam-H3559 H1571and searched it outחֲקָרָֽהּ׃cha.ka.RahH2713.

28And He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to manלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120, ‘Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,thatהִ֣יאhi'H1931iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,and to turn awayוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.’”

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