Berean Standard Bible

Job 6:2-10

2“If onlyל֗וּLuH3863my griefכַּעְשִׂ֑יka'.SiH3708could be weighedH8254and placedיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375withיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162my calamityH1962on the scalesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thenעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258it would outweighיִכְבָּ֑דyikh.BadH3513the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seasיַמִּ֣יםya.MimH3220—no wonderעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697have been rashלָֽעוּ׃La.'uH3886.

4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the arrowsחִצֵּ֪יchi.TzeiH2671of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֡יsha.DaiH7706have pierced meעִמָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834;my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307drinks inשֹׁתָ֣הsho.TahH8354their poisonחֲ֭מָתָםCha.ma.tomH2534;the terrorsבִּעוּתֵ֖יbi.'u.TeiH1161of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433are arrayed against meיַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃Ya.'ar.Khu.niH6186.

5Does a wild donkeyפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501brayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101overעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921fresh grassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,orאִ֥ם'imH518an oxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794lowיִגְעֶה־yig.'e.ho-H1600overעַל־'al-H5921its fodderבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?

6Is tasteless foodתָּ֭פֵלTa.felH8602eatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.KhelH398withoutמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417,orאִם־'im-H518is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426flavorטַ֝֗עַםTa.'amH2940in the whiteבְּרִ֣ירbe.RirH7388of an eggחַלָּמֽוּת׃cha.la.MutH2495?

7My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315refusesמֵאֲנָ֣הme.'a.NahH3985to touch themלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060;they areהֵ֝֗מָּהHe.mahH1992loathsomeכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741food to meלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899.

8If onlyמִֽי־ יִ֭תֵּןmi- Yi.tenH4310 H5414my requestשֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑יshe.'e.la.TiH7596were grantedתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935and Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433would fulfillיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414my hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615:

9that Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433would be willingוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974to crush meוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792,to unleashיַתֵּ֥רya.TerH5425His handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027and cut me offוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214!

10It stillע֨וֹד׀odH5750brings meוּ֥תְהִיU.te.hiH1961comfortנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165,and joyוַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva.'a.sa.le.DahH5539through unrelentingלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹלlo' yach.MolH3808 H2550painבְ֭חִילָהVe.chi.lahH2427,thatכִּי־ki-H3588I have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808deniedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582the wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

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