New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 7:11-21

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.”

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