New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 27:8-23

8For whatמַה־mah-H4100isthe hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of the godlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611whenH3588he is cutיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214offH1214,WhenH3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433requiresיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?

9Will Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410hearיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085his cryהַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹha.tza.'a.ka.toH6818Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869comesתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935upon him?

10Will he takeיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026delightH6026in the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706?Will he callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121on Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵֽת׃'EtH6256?

11I will instructאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384you in thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;Whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706I will not concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582.

12Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,allכֻּלְּכֶ֣םku.le.KhemH3605of you have seenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372it;Whyוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֝֗הZehH2088do youactH1891foolishlyH1891?

13“Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088isthe portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of a wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,And the inheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159whichtyrantsעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

14Thoughאִם־'im-H518his sonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are manyיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, they are destinedfor the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; And hisdescendantsוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631will not be satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

15His survivorsשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300will be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912because of the plagueבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194, And theirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490will not be able to weepתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.

16Thoughאִם־'im-H518he pilesיִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.BorH6651up silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701like dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083And preparesיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559garmentsמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal.BushH4403as plentiful asthe clayוְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרve.kha.Cho.merH2563,

17He may prepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,but the justוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662will wearיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847itAnd the innocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355will divideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505the silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

18He has builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004like the spider’s web,Or as a hutוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521whichthe watchmanנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341has madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.

19He liesיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901downH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,but neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622;He opensפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, andit is noH369longerH369.

20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtakeתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381him like a floodכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;A tempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492stealsגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589him awayH1589in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

21The eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921carriesיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375him away, and he is goneוְיֵלַ֑ךְve.ye.LakhH1980,For it whirlsH8175himawayוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175from his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

22For it will hurlוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993at himwithoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550;He will surelyבָּר֥וֹחַba.Ro.achH1272try tofleeיִבְרָֽח׃yiv.RachH1272from itspowerמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.

23Menwill clapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606their handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him And willhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319him from his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

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