Job 18
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Job 18

1Then answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030Bildadבִּלְדַּ֥דbil.DadH1085the Shuhiteהַשֻּׁחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
2How longעַד־'ad-H5704will it be ereye makeתְּשִׂימ֣וּןte.si.MunH7760an endקִנְצֵ֣יkin.TzeiH7078of wordsלְמִלִּ֑יןle.mi.LinH4405?markתָּ֝בִ֗ינוּta.Vi.nuH995,and afterwardsוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310we will speakנְדַבֵּֽר׃ne.da.BerH1696.
3Wherefore are we countedנֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803as beastsכַבְּהֵמָ֑הkha.be.he.MahH929, andreputed vileנִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּnit.Mi.nuH2933in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?
4He tearethטֹֽרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963himselfנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his angerבְּאַ֫פּ֥וֹbe.'A.PoH639:shall the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776be forsakenתֵּעָ֣זַבte.'A.zavH5800for thee? and shall the rockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697be removedוְיֶעְתַּק־ve.ye'.tak-H6275out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725?
5Yea, the lightא֣וֹר'orH216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall be put outיִדְעָ֑ךְyid.'AkhH1846,and the sparkשְׁבִ֣יבshe.VivH7632of his fireאִשּֽׁוֹ׃'i.ShoH784shall not shineיִ֝גַּ֗הּyi.GahH5050.
6The lightא֭וֹר'orH216shall be darkחָשַׁ֣ךְcha.ShakhH2821in his tabernacleבְּאָהֳל֑וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168,and his candleוְ֝נֵר֗וֹve.ne.RoH5216shall be put outיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846with him.
7The stepsצַעֲדֵ֣יtza.'a.DeiH6806of his strengthאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202shall be straitenedיֵֽ֭צְרוּYe.tze.ruH3334,and his own counselעֲצָתֽוֹ׃a.tza.ToH6098shall cast him downוְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּve.tash.li.Khe.huH7993.
8For he is castשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971into a netבְּרֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Re.shetH7568by his own feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272,and he walkethיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980upon a snareשְׂ֝בָכָ֗הSe.va.KhahH7639.
9The ginפָּ֑חPachH6341shall takeיֹאחֵ֣זyo.ChezH270himby the heelבְּעָקֵ֣בbe.'a.KevH6119, andthe robberצַמִּֽים׃tza.MimH6782shall prevailיַחֲזֵ֖קya.cha.ZekH2388against him.
10The snareחַבְל֑וֹchav.LoH2256islaidטָמ֣וּןta.MunH2934for him in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and a trapוּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹu.mal.kud.ToH4434for him in the wayנָתִֽיב׃na.TivH5410.
11Terrorsבַלָּה֑וֹתva.la.HotH1091shall make him afraidבִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbi.'a.Tu.huH1204on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439,and shall driveוֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּve.he.fi.Tzu.huH6327him to his feetלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.
12His strengthאֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202shall be hungerbittenרָעֵ֥בra.'EvH7457,and destructionוְ֝אֵ֗ידve.'EidH343shall bereadyנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559at his sideH6763.
13It shall devourיֹ֭אכַלYo.khalH398the strengthבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785: eventhe firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194shall devourיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398his strengthבַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.DavH905.
14His confidenceמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009shall be rooted outיִנָּתֵ֣קyi.na.TekH5423of his tabernacleמֵ֭אָהֳלוֹme.'o.ho.loH168,and it shall bringוְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּve.tatz.'i.De.huH6805him to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.
15It shall dwellתִּשְׁכּ֣וֹןtish.KonH7931in his tabernacleבְּ֭אָהֳלוֹbe.'o.ho.loH168, because it isnoneמִבְּלִיmi.be.li-H1097of his: brimstoneגָפְרִֽית׃ga.fe.RitH1614shall be scatteredיְזֹרֶ֖הye.zo.RehH2219upon his habitationנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.
16His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328shall be dried upיִבָ֑שׁוּyi.Va.shuH3001beneath, and aboveוּ֝מִמַּ֗עַלu.mi.Ma.'alH4605shall his branchקְצִירֽוֹ׃ke.tzi.RoH7105be cut offיִמַּ֥לyi.MalH5243.
17His remembranceזִֽכְרוֹ־zikh.rov-H2143shall perishאָ֭בַד'A.vadH6from the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and he shall have no nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034in the streetפְּנֵי־ חֽוּץ׃pe.nei- ChutzH2351H6440.
18He shall be drivenיֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּYeh.de.fu.huH1920from lightמֵא֣וֹרme.'orH216into darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and chasedיְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ye.ni.Du.huH5074out of the worldוּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥לu.mi.te.VelH8398.
19He shall neither have sonנִ֤יןninH5209nor nephewנֶ֣כֶדNe.khedH5220among his peopleבְּעַמּ֑וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,nor any remainingשָׂ֝רִ֗ידSa.RidH8300in his dwellingsבִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃bim.gu.RavH4033.
20They that come afterאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314himshall be astoniedנָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muH8074at his dayי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,as they that went beforeוְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗יםve.kad.mo.NimH6931were affrightedאָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃'A.cha.zu Sa.'arH8178H270.
21Surely such arethe dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767, and this isthe placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of him thatknowethיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045not Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410.

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