New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 19:7-20

7“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I cryאֶצְעַ֣ק'etz.'AkH6817, ‘Violenceחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555!’but I getH6030noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֵעָנֶ֑ה'e.'a.NehH6030;I shoutH7768forH7768helpאֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע'a.sha.Va'H7768,but thereH369isH369noH369justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8He hasblockedגָ֭דַרGa.darH1443my wayאָרְחִ֣י'a.re.ChiH734so that I cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.VorH5674,And He has putיָשִֽׂים׃ya.SimH7760darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822on my pathsנְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410.

9He hasstrippedהִפְשִׁ֑יטhif.ShitH6584my honorכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519from meAnd removedוַ֝יָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850from my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

10HebreaksH5422me downיִתְּצֵ֣נִיyi.te.Tze.niH5422on everyH5439sideH5439,and I am goneוָאֵלַ֑ךְva.'e.LakhH1980;And He has uprootedוַיַּסַּ֥עvai.ya.Sa'H5265myhopeתִּקְוָתִֽי׃tik.va.TiH8615like a treeכָּ֝עֵ֗ץka.'EtzH6086.

11He has alsokindledוַיַּ֣חַרvai.Ya.charH2734His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me Andconsideredוַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיvai.yach.she.Ve.niH2803me as His enemyכְצָרָֽיו׃khe.tza.RavH6862.

12Histroopsגְדוּדָ֗יוge.du.DavH1416comeיָ֘בֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַ֤חַד׀Ya.chadH3162AndbuildH5549upH5549theirwayדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921meAnd campוַיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439my tentלְאָהֳלִֽי׃le.'o.ho.LiH168.

13“He hasremovedH7368my brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251farהִרְחִ֑יקhir.ChikH7368from me, And myacquaintancesוְ֝יֹדְעַ֗יve.yo.de.'AiH3045have completelyאַךְ־'akh-H389turnedH2114awayH2114from me.

14My relativesקְרוֹבָ֑יke.ro.VaiH7138have failedחָדְל֥וּcha.de.LuH2308, And mycloseH3045friendsH3045have forgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911me.

15Those who liveגָּ֘רֵ֤יga.ReiH1481in my houseבֵיתִ֣יvei.TiH1004and my servantוְ֭אַמְהֹתַיVe.'am.ho.taiH519womenH519considerתַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִיtach.she.Vu.niH2803me a strangerלְזָ֣רle.ZarH2114.I amהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a foreignerנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237in their sightבְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ve.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

16I callקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121to my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650,but he does not answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030;I have to imploreH2603his favorאֶתְחַנֶּן־'et.cha.nen-H2603with my mouthפִ֝֗יFiH6310.

17My breathר֭וּחִֽיRu.chiH7307is offensiveזָ֣רָהZa.rahH2114to my wifeלְאִשְׁתִּ֑יle.'ish.TiH802,And I am loathsomeוְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗יve.cha.no.TiH2603to my own brothersלִבְנֵ֥י בִטְנִֽי׃liv.Nei vit.NiH1121 H990.

18Evenגַּם־gam-H1571youngעֲ֭וִילִים'A.vi.limH5759childrenH5759despiseמָ֣אֲסוּMa.'a.suH3988me;I standH6965upH6965and they speakוַיְדַבְּרוּ־vay.da.be.ru-H1696against me.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605myassociatesמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962loatheתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me,And thoseוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I loveאָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157have turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015against me.

20Myboneעַצְמִ֑י'atz.MiH6106clingsדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to my skinבְּעוֹרִ֣יbe.'o.RiH5785and my fleshוּ֭בִבְשָׂרִיU.viv.sa.riH1320,And I have escapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗הva.'et.ma.le.TahH4422onlyby the skinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of my teethשִׁנָּֽי׃shi.NaiH8127.

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