New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 3:20-26

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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