New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 18:5-14

5“Indeedגַּ֤םgamH1571, thelightא֣וֹר'orH216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563goesיִדְעָ֑ךְyid.'AkhH1846out, And theflameשְׁבִ֣יבshe.VivH7632of his fireאִשּֽׁוֹ׃'i.ShoH784givesH5050noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808lightH5050.

6The lightא֭וֹר'orH216in his tentבְּאָהֳל֑וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168isdarkenedחָשַׁ֣ךְcha.ShakhH2821,And his lampוְ֝נֵר֗וֹve.ne.RoH5216goesיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846out aboveעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him.

7Hisvigorousאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202strideצַעֲדֵ֣יtza.'a.DeiH6806is shortenedH6887, And hisown schemeעֲצָתֽוֹ׃a.tza.ToH6098bringsH7993him downוְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּve.tash.li.Khe.huH7993.

8For he isthrownשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971into the netבְּרֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Re.shetH7568by his own feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272,And he stepsיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980on the webbingשְׂ֝בָכָ֗הSe.va.KhahH7639.

9A snareפָּ֑חPachH6341seizesיֹאחֵ֣זyo.ChezH270himby the heelבְּעָקֵ֣בbe.'a.KevH6119, Anda trapצַמִּֽים׃tza.MimH6782snapsH2388shutH2388on him.

10A nooseחַבְל֑וֹchav.LoH2256for him is hiddenטָמ֣וּןta.MunH2934in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,And a trapוּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹu.mal.kud.ToH4434for him on the pathנָתִֽיב׃na.TivH5410.

11AllH5439aroundH5439terrorsבַלָּה֑וֹתva.la.HotH1091frightenבִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbi.'a.Tu.huH1204him, Andharryוֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּve.he.fi.Tzu.huH6327him at every stepלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

12His strengthאֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202isfamishedרָעֵ֥בra.'EvH7457,And calamityוְ֝אֵ֗ידve.'EidH343is readyנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559at his sideH6763.

13His skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785is devouredיֹ֭אכַלYo.khalH398by diseaseבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905,The firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194devoursיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398hislimbsבַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.DavH905.

14He istornיִנָּתֵ֣קyi.na.TekH5423fromthe securityמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009of his tentמֵ֭אָהֳלוֹme.'o.ho.loH168, Andthey marchוְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּve.tatz.'i.De.huH6805him before the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofterrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.

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