New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 3:11-26

11“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358,ComeH3318outH3318of the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990and passH1478awayH1478?

12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069wereH6923the kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290thereinH6923frontH6923of me,And whyוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100the breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699,that I would nurseאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?

13For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258Iwould have lainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and beenH8252quietH8252;I would have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227,I would have beenH5117atH5117restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,

14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428andcounselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Who rebuiltהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723for themselves;

15Orא֣וֹ'oH176withrulersשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,Who were fillingהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004withsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

16Orא֤וֹ'oH176like a miscarriageכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309which ishiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934,I would not existאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961,As infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768that neverH3808sawרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308from ragingרֹ֑גֶזRo.gezH7267,And thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033thewearyיְגִ֣יעֵיye.Gi.'eiH3019areH5117atH5117restיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.

18The prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615areH7599atH7599easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;They do not hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the taskmasterנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.

19The smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and the greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,And the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.

20“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100islightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to one burdenedH6001withH6001griefH6001,And lifeH2425to the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751of soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

21Wholongהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,but thereH369isH369noneH369,And digוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658for it moreH4480thanH4480forhiddenH4301treasuresH4301;

22Who are filledH8056withH8056jubilationגִ֑ילGilH8056 H1524, Andrejoiceיָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they findיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672the graveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913?

23Why is light givento a manלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870is hiddenנִסְתָּ֑רָהnis.Ta.rahH5641, And whomGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433has shutH5480offH5480?

24Formy groaningאַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.TiH585comesתָבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935at the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of my foodלַ֭חְמִיLach.miH3899, Andmy criesשַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.TaiH7581pourוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413outH5413like waterכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325.

25Forwhatפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343I fearפָּ֭חַדְתִּיPa.chad.tiH6342comesH857uponH857me,And whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834I dreadיָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025encountersיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935me.

26IamH7951not atH7951easeשָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀sha.Lav.tiH7951,norH3808amH8252I quietH8252,And I amH5117not atH5117restנָ֗חְתִּיNa.che.tiH5117,but turmoilרֹֽגֶז׃ פRo.gezH7267comesוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.”

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