Revised Version 1895

Job 15:17-25

17I will shew thee,hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thou me; and thatwhichוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I haveseenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I willdeclareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608:

18(Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450havetoldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046from theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1, and havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hidכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582it;

19Unto whomaloneלְ֭בַדָּםLe.va.domH905thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasgivenנִתְּנָ֣הni.te.NahH5414, andnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strangerpassedעָ֖בַר'A.varH5674among them:)

20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563travaileth with painallכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, even thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141that are laidupנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the oppressor.

21Asoundקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorsפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343is in hisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241; inprosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the spoiler shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him:

22He believethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808that he shallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725outמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480ofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and he is waited for of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

23He wandereth abroad forbreadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that thedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at hishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:

24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862andanguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691make him afraid; they prevail against him, as akingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to the battle:

25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outH5186hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and behavethhimselfH3027proudlyagainstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;

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