Berean Standard Bible

Job 9:2-12

2“Yesאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551,I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִי־khi-H3588it issoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,but howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can a mortalאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582be righteousיִּצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663beforeעִם־'im-H5973Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410?

3Ifאִם־'im-H518one wishedיַ֭חְפֹּץYach.potzH2654to contendלָרִ֣יבla.RivH7378withעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973God,he could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808answer Himיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259timeout ofמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4God iswiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2450in heartלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533in strengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581.Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has resistedהִקְשָׁ֥הhik.ShahH7185Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו'e.LavH413and prosperedוַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃vai.yish.LamH7999?

5He movesהַמַּעְתִּ֣יקha.ma'.TikH6275mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808their knowledgeיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045andאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834overturns themהֲפָכָ֣םha.fa.KhamH2015in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.

6He shakesהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזha.mar.GizH7264the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776from its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,so that its foundationsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982trembleיִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃yit.fa.la.TzunH6426.

7He commandsהָאֹמֵ֣רha.'o.MerH559the sunלַ֭חֶרֶסLa.che.resH2775notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to shineיִזְרָ֑חyiz.RachH2224;He seals offוּבְעַ֖ד יַחְתֹּֽם׃u.ve.'Ad yach.TomH1157 H2856the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556.

8He aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905stretches outנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and treadsוְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְve.do.RekhH1869onעַל־'al-H5921the wavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9He is the Makerעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213of the Bearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906andOrionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685,of the Pleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598and the constellationsוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315of the southתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486.

10He doesעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419beyondעַד־ אֵ֣ין'ad- 'einH5704 H369searching outחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,and wondersוְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ve.nif.la.'ot 'ad-H6381 H5704withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

11Were Heהֵ֤ןhenH2005to passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674by meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921,I would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808see Himאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200;were He to moveוְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ףve.ya.cha.LofH2498,I would notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808recognizeאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him.

12Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005He takes awayיַ֭חְתֹּףYach.tofH2862,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can stop Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310dares to askיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו'e.LavH413, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are You doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?’

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