New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 9:14-20

14HowH637thenכִּֽי־ki-H637 H3588can Ianswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030Him, Andchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697beforeעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973Him?

15Forthoughאִם־'im-H518I wereH6663rightH6663, I could notanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; I would have toimploreH2603the mercyH2603of my Judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199.

16Ifאִם־'im-H518I calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,I could not believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that He was listeningיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

17For Hebruisesיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me with a stormבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183And multipliesוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

18He willnot allowיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414me to getהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,But He saturatesיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646me withbitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518it is a matterof powerלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581,beholdהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009, He isthe strongאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533oneH533!And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a matterof justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can summonיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259Him?

20Thoughאִם־'im-H518I amH6663righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663,my mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310willcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me;Though I am guiltlessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,He will declareH6140me guiltyH6140.

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