Revised Literal Translation

Job 37:12-18

12And it is turnedמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.PekhH2015round aboutמְסִבּ֨וֹת׀me.si.BotH4524by his counselsבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458:that they may doH6467whatsoever he commandethיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680them upon the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the worldתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398in the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13He causeth it to comeיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672,whether for correctionלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626,or for his landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,or for mercyלְ֝חֶ֗סֶדle.Che.sedH2617.

14Hearkenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238unto this, O Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347:stand stillעֲ֝מֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975,and considerוְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ve.hit.bo.NenH995the wondrousנִפְלְא֬וֹתnif.le.'otH6381works of Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

15Dost thou knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433disposedבְּשׂוּם־be.sum-H7760them, and caused the lightא֣וֹר'orH216of his cloudעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051to shineוְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַve.ho.Fi.a'H3313?

16Dost thou knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045the balancingsמִפְלְשֵׂי־mif.le.sei-H4657of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645,the wondrous worksמִ֝פְלְא֗וֹתmif.le.'otH4652of him which is perfectתְּמִ֣יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּעִֽים׃de.'ImH1843?

17How thy garmentsבְּגָדֶ֥יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899arewarmחַמִּ֑יםcha.MimH2525,when he quietethבְּהַשְׁקִ֥טbe.hash.KitH8252the earthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776by the southמִדָּרֽוֹם׃mi.da.RomH1864wind?

18Hast thou with him spread outתַּרְקִ֣יעַtar.Ki.a'H7554the skyלִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlish.cha.KimH7834, which isstrongחֲ֝זָקִ֗יםcha.za.KimH2389, andas a moltenמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332looking glassכִּרְאִ֥יkir.'IH7209?

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