New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 16:18-21

18“O earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776,do not coverתְּכַסִּ֣יte.kha.SiH3680my bloodדָמִ֑יda.MiH1818,And let there be noH408restingplaceמָ֝ק֗וֹםma.KomH4725for my cryלְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃le.za.'a.ka.TiH2201.

19Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,my witnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707is in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And myadvocateוְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗יve.sa.ha.DiH7717ison highבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.

20My friendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453are my scoffersH3917;My eyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869weepsדָּלְפָ֥הdal.FahH1811to Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433.

21O that a manלְגֶ֣בֶרle.Ge.verH1397might pleadוְיוֹכַ֣חve.yo.KhachH3198with Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433As a manוּֽבֶן־ אָדָ֥םu.ven- 'a.DamH1121 H120with his neighborלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃le.re.'E.huH7453!

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