New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 24

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

1“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069aretimesעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256not storedH6845upH6845by the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706, And whydo those who knowוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045Him not seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372Hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?

2PeopleremoveH5472landmarksגְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.LotH1367;They seizeגָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.LuH1497anddevourוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'UH7462flocksעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739.

3They driveיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090awayH5090the donkeysחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543oforphansיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490;They seizeH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794asH2254aH2254pledgeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254.

4They pushH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34asideיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186from the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870; ThepoorH6041of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776have to hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselves togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.

5Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, likewildפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501donkeysH6501in the wildernessבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057Theygoיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318outH3318scavengingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for foodלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964in their activityבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467, Asbreadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288in the desertעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160.

6They harvestיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114their feedבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704And gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vineyardוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.

7They spendיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885theH3885nightH3885nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174,withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And haveH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.

8They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372from the mountainהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230,And they hugחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263the rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for lackוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of a shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.

9Otherssnatchיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497anorphanיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699,And they seizeH2254itasH2254aH2254pledgeH2254againstוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041.

10The poormoveH1980aboutH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And they carryנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016, while goinghungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457.

11Withinבֵּין־bein-H996the wallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791they produceH6671oilH6671;They treadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869wineH3342pressesH3342but goH6770thirstyוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.

12From the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892peopleמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008,And the soulsוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491cryH7768forH7768helpתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768;Yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433does not payH7760attentionH7760to the offensivenessתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604.

13“Othersהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992have beenהָיוּ֮ha.YuH1961with those who rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against the lightא֥וֹר'orH216;They do not wantH5234toH5234knowH5234its waysדְרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870NorH3808stayיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427in its pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410.

14The murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523arisesיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965at dawnלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216; Hekillsיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and the needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,And at nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915he is like a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.

15The eyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869of theadultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003watchesשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104fortwilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399,Sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, ‘Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869will seeתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789me.’ And hedisguisesוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH7760 H5643his faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.

16In the darknessבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822theydigחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864into housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004, TheyshutH2856themselves upH2856by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119;They do not knowיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17For the morningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242is the sameH3164to him as thickH6757darknessצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,For he isH5234familiarH5234with theterrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of thickH6757darknessצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.

18“They areinsignificantקַֽל־kal-H7031on the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;Their plotH2513ofH2513landH2513on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776iscursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.LalH7043.They do not turnיִ֝פְנֶהYif.nehH6437towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thevineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754.

19Drynessצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723and heatחֹ֗םChomH2527snatchH1497awayיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497the snowשֶׁ֗לֶגShe.legH7950watersמֵֽימֵי־mei.mei-H4325, AsSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585snatches those whohave sinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.

20Amotherרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358will forgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911him; Themaggotרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415feedsH4985sweetlyH4985until he isnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֥וֹדodH5750rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142.And injusticeH5767will be brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665like a treeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.

21He wrongsH7489theinfertileH6135womanעֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.rahH6135,And doesH3190noH3808goodיְיֵטִֽיב׃ye.ye.TivH3190forthe widowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.NahH490.

22But He dragsוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900off the mightyאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47byHis powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581;He risesיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965, butnoוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808one hasH539assuranceH539of lifeH2425.

23He providesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414themwith securityלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,and they are supportedוְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172; And Hiseyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869are on their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.

24They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426alittleמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592whileH4592,then they areH369goneH369; Moreover, they arebroughtH4355lowH4355, andlike everythingכַּכֹּ֥לka.KolH3605they are gatheredיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092up;Like the headsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641they witherH4448.

25Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is not soאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can proveH3576me aH3576liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576,And makeוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405worthlessלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?”

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

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