New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 7

Job’s Life Seems Futile

1“Is not manלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582forcedH6635to laborH6635on earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, And are nothis daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117like the daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofa hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916manH7916?

2As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650who pantsיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602for the shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738,And as a hiredוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916manH7916who eagerlyH6960waitsH6960for his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651am I allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391of vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, Andnightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are appointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487me.

4Whenאִם־'im-H518IlieH7901downH7901I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153continuesוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058, And I amcontinuallyוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646tossingנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with wormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and a crustוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dirtעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,My skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785hardensרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280and runsוַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃vai.yi.ma.'EsH3988.

6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’sH708shuttleH708,And comeוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615to an endH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7“Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that my lifeH2425is butbreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307;My eyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869willnot againתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him who seesרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me will beholdתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789me noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer;Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will be on me, but I will not be.

9When acloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051vanishesכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615,it is goneוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he who goesH3381downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585does not comeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927up.

10He will not returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725againע֣וֹדodH5750to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,NorH3808willhis placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234him anymoreע֣וֹדodH5750.

11“Thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571I will not restrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am I the seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orאִם־'im-H518the seaתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577monsterH8577,That You setתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760a guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929overעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me?

13Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘My bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210will comfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me,My couchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904willeaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879,’

14Then You frightenוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472And terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me by visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384;

15So that my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315would chooseוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977suffocationמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267,Deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194ratherH4480thanH4480mypainsמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16IwasteH3988awayH3988;I will not liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421foreverלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.Leaveחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308me aloneמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,for my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117are buta breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582that You magnifyתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him, And that Youare concernedתָשִׁ֖ית לִבֶּֽךָ׃ta.Shit li.Be.khaH7896 H3820aboutאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him,

18ThatYou examineוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485him every morningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242And tryתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974him every momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Will You neverלֹא־lo'-H3808turnH8159Your gazeH8159away from me,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808letH7503me aloneH7503untilעַד־'ad-H5704I swallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104my spittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20Have I sinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398?Whatמָ֤הmahH4100have I doneאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to You, Owatcherנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341of menהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?Whyלָ֤מָהLa.mahH4100have You setשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760me as Your targetלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645,So that I amוָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.YehH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?

21Whyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100thendo You not pardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375my transgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588And takeוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674awayH5674my iniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I willlieאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901downH7901in the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;And You will seekוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836me, but I will not be.”

Job’s Life Seems Futile

Commentaries on Job 7