1 And Job אִיּ֗וֹב 'i.Yov H347 answered and said H559 , 2 I have heard H8085 many רַבּ֑וֹת ra.Bot H7227 such things כְאֵ֣לֶּה khe.'E.leh H428 : grievous comforters מְנַחֲמֵ֖י me.na.cha.Mei H5162 are ye all . 3 Shall words לְדִבְרֵי־ le.div.rei- H1697 of wind ר֑וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 have an end הֲקֵ֥ץ ha.Ketz H7093 ? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? 4 I also גַּ֤ם׀ gam H1571 could speak אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה 'a.Da.Be.rah H1696 as ye: if your soul H5315 were in my soul's stead , I could join אַחְבִּ֣ירָה 'ach.Bi.rah H2266 together words בְּמִלִּ֑ים be.mi.Lim H4405 against you , and shake וְאָנִ֥יעָה ve.'a.Ni.'ah H5128 my head רֹאשִֽׁי׃ ro.Shi H7218 at you ; 5 [ But ] I would encourage you with my mouth פִ֑י Fi H6310 , and the solace of my lips שְׂפָתַ֣י se.fa.Tai H8193 should assuage [ your pain]. 6 If I speak אֲ֭דַבְּרָה 'A.da.be.rah H1696 , my pain כְּאֵבִ֑י ke.'e.Vi H3511 is not assuaged; and if I forbear, what am I eased? 8 Thou hast shrivelled me up ! it is become הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah H1961 a witness לְעֵ֣ד le.'Ed H5707 ; and my leanness riseth up against me , it beareth witness H5707 to my face בְּפָנַ֥י be.fa.Nai H6440 . 9 His anger אַפּ֤וֹ 'a.Po H639 teareth and pursueth me ; he gnasheth with his teeth בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו be.shi.Nav H8127 against me ; [as] mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes עֵינָ֣יו 'ei.Nav H5869 at me . 10 They gape upon me with their mouth בְּפִיהֶ֗ם be.fi.Hem H6310 ; they smite my cheeks לְחָיָ֑י le.cha.Yai H3895 reproachfully; they range themselves together יַ֝֗חַד Ya.chad H3162 against me . 11 God אֵ֭ל 'el H410 hath delivered H5462 me over to the iniquitous man , and hurled me into the hands יְדֵ֖י ye.Dei H3027 of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 . 12 I was H1961 at rest , but he hath shattered me ; he hath taken H270 me by the neck בְּ֭עָרְפִּי Be.'a.re.pi H6203 and shaken me to pieces, and set וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי vay.ki.Me.ni H6965 me up for his mark. 13 His arrows encompass me round H5437 about , he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare H2550 ; he poureth out my gall upon the ground לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ la.'A.retz H776 . 14 He breaketh me with breach פֶ֭רֶץ Fe.retz H6556 upon breach פָ֑רֶץ Fa.retz H6556 ; he runneth upon me like a mighty H1368 man H1368 . 15 I have sewed תָּ֭פַרְתִּי Ta.far.ti H8609 sackcloth שַׂ֣ק sak H8242 upon my skin , and rolled my horn קַרְנִֽי׃ kar.Ni H7161 in the dust בֶעָפָ֣ר ve.'a.Far H6083 . 16 My face פָּנַ֣י pa.Nai H6440 is red with weeping בֶ֑כִי Ve.khi H1065 , and on my eyelids עַפְעַפַּ֣י 'af.'a.Pai H6079 is the shadow of death ; 17 Although there is no violence חָמָ֣ס cha.Mas H2555 in my hands בְּכַפָּ֑י be.kha.Pai H3709 , and my prayer וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י u.te.fi.la.Ti H8605 is pure זַכָּֽה׃ za.Kah H2134 . 19 Even now עַ֭תָּה 'A.tah H6258 , behold , my Witness עֵדִ֑י 'e.Di H5707 is in the heavens בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם va.sha.Ma.yim H8064 , and he that voucheth for me is in the heights H4791 . 20 My friends H7453 are my mockers; mine eye עֵינִֽי׃ 'ei.Ni H5869 poureth out tears unto God אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ 'e.Lo.ha H433 . 22 For years שְׁנ֣וֹת she.Not H8141 [ few ] in number מִסְפָּ֣ר mis.Par H4557 shall pass , — and I shall go אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃ 'e.he.Lokh H1980 the way וְאֹ֖רַח ve.'O.rach H734 [whence] I shall not return אָשׁ֣וּב 'a.Shuv H7725 . ← Job 15 Job 17 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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