New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 16:12-17

12I was at easeשָׁ֘לֵ֤וsha.LevH7961, butHe shatteredוַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִיvay.far.pe.Re.niH6565me,And He has graspedוְאָחַ֣זve.'a.ChazH270me by my neckבְּ֭עָרְפִּיBe.'a.re.piH6203and shakenH6483me toH6483piecesH6483;He has also setוַיְקִימֵ֥נִיvay.ki.Me.niH6965me upH6965as Histargetלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.

13Hisarrowsרַבָּ֗יוra.BavH7228surroundיָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.buH5437me.He splitsH6398my kidneysכִּ֭לְיוֹתַיKil.yo.taiH3629openיְפַלַּ֣חye.fa.LachH6398withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550;He poursיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210outH8210my bileמְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.tiH4845on the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

14Hebreaksיִפְרְצֵ֣נִיyif.re.Tze.niH6555throughH6555me with breachפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556afterפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H5921 H6440breachפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556; Herunsיָרֻ֖ץya.RutzH7323at me like a warriorכְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ke.gi.BorH1368.

15I have sewedתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242overעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my skinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539, Andthrustוְעֹלַ֖לְתִּיve.'o.Lal.tiH5953my hornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in the dustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.

16My faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is flushedחֳ֭מַרְמְרוּcho.mar.me.rahH2560fromweepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065,And deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757is on my eyelidsעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079,

17Althoughעַ֭ל'alH5921there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555in my handsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709, Andmy prayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605is pureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.

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