New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 36:7-12

7He does notwithdrawיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639His eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869from the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662; Butwith kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428on the throneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678He has seatedוַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םvai.yo.shi.VemH3427them foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,and they are exaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361.

8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are boundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631in fettersH2203,And are caughtיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in the cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256ofafflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040,

9Then He declaresוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to them their workפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467And their transgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588, that they havemagnifiedיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396themselves.

10He opensוַיִּ֣גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540their earאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241to instructionלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148, Andcommandsוַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that they returnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725from evilמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.

11Ifאִֽם־'im-H518they hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647Him, They willendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896And their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141inpleasuresבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.

12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they do not hearיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085, they shallperishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordH2719And they willdieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478withoutכִּבְלִי־kiv.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

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