Revised Literal Translation

Job 17:7-16

7Mine eyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869also is dimוַתֵּ֣כַהּva.Te.khahH3543by reason of sorrowמִכַּ֣עַשׂmi.Ka.'asH3708,and all my membersוִֽיצֻרַ֖יvi.tzu.RaiH3338areas a shadowכַּצֵּ֣לka.TzelH6738.

8Uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477menshall be astoniedיָשֹׁ֣מּוּya.Sho.muH8074at this, and the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355shall stir upיִתְעֹרָֽר׃yit.'o.RarH5782himself against the hypocriteחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611.

9The righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662also shall holdוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270on his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,and he that hath cleanH2890handsיָ֝דַ֗יִםya.Da.yimH3027shall beיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254stronger and strongerאֹֽמֶץ׃'O.metzH555.

10Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199as for you all, do ye returnתָּ֭שֻׁבוּTa.shu.vuH7725,and come nowוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935:for I cannot findאֶמְצָ֖א'em.Tza'H4672onewiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man among you.

11My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117are pastעָ֭בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674,my purposesזִמֹּתַ֣יzi.mo.TaiH2154are broken offנִתְּק֑וּni.te.KuH5423, eventhe thoughtsמ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣יmo.ra.SheiH4180of my heartלְבָבִֽי׃le.va.ViH3824.

12They changeיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760the nightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915into dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117:the lightא֝֗וֹר'orH216isshortקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138becauseמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

13If I waitאֲ֭קַוֶּה'A.ka.vehH6960,the graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585ismine houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004:I have madeרִפַּ֥דְתִּיri.Pad.tiH7502my bedיְצוּעָֽי׃ye.tzu.'AiH3326in the darknessבַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822.

14I have saidקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121to corruptionלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, Thou artmy fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1:to the wormלָֽרִמָּֽה׃La.ri.MahH7415, Thou artmy motherאִמִּ֥י'i.MiH517,and my sisterוַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יva.'a.cho.TiH269.

15And where isnowאֵפ֣וֹ'e.FoH645my hopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615?as for my hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615,who shall seeיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789it?

16They shall go downתֵּרַ֑דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381to the barsבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of the pitשְׁאֹ֣לshe.'OlH7585, when ourrestH5183togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162isin the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083.

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