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Job 36:5-15

5Indeedהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,but He despisesיִמְאָ֑סyim.'AsH3988no oneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; He ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524in strengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

6He does notלֹא־lo'-H3808keep the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563aliveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421,but He grantsיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941to the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.

7He does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639His eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869off the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662,but He enthrones themלַכִּסֵּ֑א וַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םla.ki.Se' vai.yo.shi.VemH3678 H3427withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428and exalts themוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.

8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518men are boundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631with chainsבַּזִּקִּ֑יםba.zi.KimH2131,caughtיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040,

9then He tellsוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046themtheir deedsפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467and howכִּ֣יkiH3588arrogantlyיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396they have transgressedוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588.

10He opensוַיִּ֣גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540their earsאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241to correctionלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148and commandsוַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588they turnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725from iniquityמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.

11Ifאִֽם־'im-H518they obeyיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647Him,then they endיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141in happinessבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.

12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808obeyיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085,then they perishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordבְּשֶׁ֣לַחbe.She.lachH7973and dieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478withoutכִּבְלִי־kiv.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

13The godlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820harborיָשִׂ֣ימוּya.Si.muH7760resentmentאָ֑ף'AfH639;even whenכִּ֣יkiH3588He binds themאֲסָרָֽם׃'a.sa.RamH631,they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cry for helpיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768.

14Theyנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315dieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191in their youthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416,among the male shrine prostitutesבַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ba.ke.de.ShimH6945.

15God rescuesיְחַלֵּ֣ץye.cha.LetzH2502the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041by their afflictionבְעָנְי֑וֹve.'a.ne.YoH6040and opensוְיִ֖גֶלve.Yi.gelH1540their earsאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in oppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.

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