New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 7

Job’s Life Seems Futile

1“Is a personלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582notforcedH6635toH6635laborH6635on earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, And arehis daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117not like the daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofa hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916workerH7916?

2As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650pantsיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602for the shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738,And as a hiredוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916workerH7916who eagerlyH6960waitsH6960for his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I am allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157worthlessשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391, Andnightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are apportionedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.

4Whenאִם־'im-H518IlieH7901downH7901,I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153continuesוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058,And I amH7646continuallyH7646tossingנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with maggotsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and a crustוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dirtעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,My skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785hardensרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280andoozesH4549.

6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areH7043swifterH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’sH708shuttleH708,And they comeוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7“Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that my lifeH2425is a merebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307;My eyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869willnot seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodnessטֽוֹב׃TovH2896againתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him who seesרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerlookH7789atH7789me;Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will be on me, butI will notH369existH369.

9When acloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051vanishesכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615,it is goneוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980;InH3651theH3651sameH3651wayH3651one who goesH3381downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585does not comeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927.

10He will not returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004againע֣וֹדodH5750,NorH3808willhis placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowH5234aboutH5234him anymoreע֣וֹדodH5750.

11“Thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571I will not restrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878inH7878the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am I the seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orאִם־'im-H518the seaתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577monsterH8577,That You setתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760a guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929overעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me?

13Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘My couchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210will comfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me,My bedמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904willeaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879,’

14Then You frightenוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472,And terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me by visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384,

15So that my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315would chooseוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977suffocationמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267,Deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194ratherH4480thanH4480mypainsמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16IwasteH3988awayH3988;I will not liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421foreverלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.Leaveחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308me aloneמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,for my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117are onlya breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582that You exaltתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him, And that YouareH7896concernedלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH7896 H3820aboutאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him,

18ThatYou examineוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485him every morningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242And putH974him toH974theH974testתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974every momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Will You neverלֹא־lo'-H3808turnH8159Your gazeH8159awayתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from me,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leaveH7503me aloneH7503untilעַד־'ad-H5704I swallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104my spittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20Have I sinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398?Whatמָ֤הmahH4100have I doneאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to You,Watcherנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341of mankindהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?Whyלָ֤מָהLa.mahH4100have You madeשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760me Your targetלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645,So that I amוָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.YehH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?

21Whyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100thendo You not forgiveתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375my wrongdoingפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588And takeוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674awayH5674myguiltעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I willlieאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901downH7901in the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;And You will searchוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836for me,but I will noH369longerexistH369.”

Job’s Life Seems Futile

Commentaries on Job 7