New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 26

Job Rebukes Bildad

1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347respondedוַיַּ֥עַן וַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.Ya.'an vai.yo.MarH6030 H559,

2“Whatמֶה־meh-H4100a helpעָזַ֥רְתָּ'a.Zar.taH5826you areH5826tothe weakלְלֹא־ כֹ֑חַle.lo'- Kho.achH3808 H3581!You have savedה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּho.Sha'.taH3467the armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797!

3Whatמַה־mah-H4100adviceH3289you have givenH3289to onewithoutלְלֹ֣אle.Lo'H3808wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451!What helpfulH8454insightH8454you have abundantlyלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230providedהוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ho.Da.'e.taH3045!

4To whomמִ֭יmiH4310have you utteredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046wordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405?And whoseמִ֝יmiH4310spiritוְנִשְׁמַת־ve.nish.mat-H5397was expressedיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318throughמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480you?

The Greatness of God

5“ThedepartedH7496spiritsH7496are made to trembleיְחוֹלָ֑לוּye.cho.La.luH2342Underמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325and their inhabitantsוְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ve.sho.khe.nei.HemH7931.

6Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585is nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174beforeנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048Him, AndAbaddonלָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃La.'a.va.DonH11hasH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682.

7Hestretchesנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186outH5186the northצָפ֣וֹןtza.FonH6828overH5921emptyH8414spaceH8414And hangsתֹּ֥לֶהTo.lehH8518the earthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776on nothingמָֽה׃MahH1099 H4100.

8HewrapsH6887upH6887the watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in His cloudsבְּעָבָ֑יוbe.'a.VavH5645,And the cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051does not burstנִבְקַ֖עniv.Ka'H1234underתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478them.

9Heobscuresמְאַחֵ֥זme.'a.ChezH270the faceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of thefullH3677moonH3677And spreadsפַּרְשֵׁ֖זpar.ShezH6576His cloudעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051overעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921it.

10He has inscribedH2710acircleH2329on the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325At theboundaryתַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.LitH8503of lightא֣וֹר'orH216and darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

11The pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982of heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleH7514And areH8539amazedH8539at His rebukeמִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃mi.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606.

12With His powerבְּ֭כֹחוֹbe.kho.choH3581Hequietedרָגַ֣עra.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, And by Hisunderstandingוּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹu.vi.tu.ve.na.tovH8394He shatteredמָ֣חַץMa.chatzH4272RahabH7293.

13By His breathבְּ֭רוּחוֹbe.ru.choH7307theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064areclearedשִׁפְרָ֑הshif.RahH8235;His handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027has piercedחֹֽלֲלָ֥הcho.la.LahH2490the fleeingבָּרִֽיחַ׃ba.Ri.achH1281serpentנָחָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175.

14Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,theseאֵ֤לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are the fringesקְצ֬וֹתke.TzotH7098of His waysדְּרָכָ֗יוdar.kovH1870;And howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100faintשֵּׁ֣מֶץShe.metzH8102a wordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697we hearנִשְׁמַע־nish.ma'-H8085of Him!But His mightyגְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יוge.vu.ra.tovH1369thunderוְרַ֥עַםve.Ra.'amH7482,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can understandיִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ סyit.bo.NanH995?”

Job Rebukes Bildad

The Greatness of God

Commentaries on Job 26