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Job 7

1Hathnotmanalifeoflabouruponearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?andarenothisdaysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117likethedaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofahireling?

2As a bondman earnestly desireththeshadowH6738,anda hireling expectethhiswagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651amImadetopossessH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391ofvanityH7723,andwearisomenightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915areappointedH4487tome.

4IfIlieH7901down,Isayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,WhenshallIriseH6965up,andthedarknessbegone?andIamfulloftossingsuntilthedawn.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320isclothedH3847withwormsandclodsofdustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083;myskinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785isbroken,andsuppurates.

6Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterthanaweaver'sshuttle,andarespentwithouthopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142thouthatmylifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416iswindH7307; mineeyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869shallnomoreseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofhimthathathseenmeshallbeholdmeno[more]: thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869areuponme,andIamnot.

9Thecloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051consumethandvanishethaway;sohethatgoethdownיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585shallnotcomeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927up.

10Heshallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725nomoretohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,neithershallhisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowhimagainH5750.

11ThereforeIwillnotrestrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820mymouthפִּ֥יpiH6310:Iwillspeakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696intheanguishofmyspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;Iwillcomplainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878inthebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751ofmysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12AmIaseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orasea-monster,thatthou settestawatchoverme?

13WhenIsayH559,Mybedמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me,mycouchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shalleasemycomplaint;

14Then thou scarestmewithdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472,andterrifiestmethroughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384;

15SothatmysoulH5315chooseth strangling,deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194, rather thanmybonesH6106.

16Iloatheit;Ishallnotliveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421always:letmealone,formydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117areabreathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17Whatisman,thatthou makestmuchofhim?andthatthou settest thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820uponhim?

18Andthatthou visitesthimeverymorningH1242, triesthimeverymomentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19HowH4100longwilt thounotlookתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159awayfromme,norletmealonetillIswallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104downmyspittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20HaveIsinnedH2398,whatdoIunto thee, thou ObserverofmenH120?WhyH4100hast thousetשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760measanobjectofassaultforthee,sothatIamH1961becomeוָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.YehH1961aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853tomyself?

21Andwhyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100dostnotthouforgiveתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375mytransgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588andtakeH5375awayH5375mineiniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258shallIlieאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901downinthedustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083,andthou shaltseekH7836meearly,andIshallnotbe.

Commentaries on Job 7

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